Key result
Minimally invasive mitral valve repair with placement of a papillary muscle sling improved symptoms in a patient with severe functional mitral regurgitation and peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Case Report (n=1)
Minimally invasive mitral valve repair with a papillary muscle sling may be a feasible option for improving symptoms in patients with severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction.
Hypothesis-generating for papillary sling repair in peripartum cardiomyopathy with functional MR; prospective studies needed before clinical adoption.
Herein, we report a case of a 39-year-old woman with an 18-month history of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe functional mitral regurgitation and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 20%. Despite optimal medical therapy, she was in New York Heart Association heart failure class IV, with dyspnea on minimal exertion. The patient underwent minimally invasive mitral valve repair with placement of a papillary muscle sling, which improved her symptoms.
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Benjo et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Peripartum cardiomyopathy with severe functional mitral regurgitation (n=1). Minimally invasive mitral valve repair with placement of a papillary muscle sling was evaluated on Symptom improvement. Minimally invasive mitral valve repair with placement of a papillary muscle sling improved symptoms in a patient with severe functional mitral regurgitation and peripartum cardiomyopathy.
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