Why the study?
Papillary muscle rupture is a devastating mechanical complication of myocardial infarction causing cardiogenic shock and death, warranting alternatives to surgery in high-risk patients.
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with MitraClip may serve as a successful alternative to surgery for high-risk patients presenting with acute severe mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture following myocardial infarction.
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May support MitraClip feasibility in inoperable PM rupture; leaves open need for prospective data before practice change.
Παπαδόπουλος et al. (2019) studied this question.
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