Key result
Percutaneous mitral valve repair using MitraClip successfully reduced severe mitral regurgitation to trace or trivial levels in two patients with challenging cleft mitral leaflet anatomy.
Why the study?
Isolated cleft mitral leaflets represent a challenge to percutaneous repair, prompting testing of the MitraClip device in unfavorable anatomies.
Does percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip reduce mitral regurgitation in patients with cleft mitral leaflets?
Population
Two patients with severe MR and cleft mitral leaflets
Comparison
Percutaneous repair with the MitraClip device
Design
Case report of two cases
Authors
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May support MitraClip in cleft leaflets; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=2)
Does percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip reduce mitral regurgitation in patients with cleft mitral leaflets?
Percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip can successfully treat severe mitral regurgitation and improve left ventricular function even in challenging anatomies like cleft mitral leaflets.
Cheng et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Severe mitral regurgitation and cleft mitral leaflets (n=2). Percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip was evaluated on Reduction in mitral regurgitation and improvement in ejection fraction. Percutaneous mitral valve repair using MitraClip successfully reduced severe mitral regurgitation to trace or trivial levels in two patients with challenging cleft mitral leaflet anatomy.
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