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Two surgical techniques for MitraClip removal were described to preserve native mitral valve leaflet integrity and allow for subsequent surgical repair.
This report describes surgical techniques for removing a failed MitraClip while preserving the native leaflets to allow for subsequent surgical repair.
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Offers strategies to preserve repair options after MitraClip failure; leaves open durability and generalizability pending prospective data.
Transcatheter valve procedures are wide-spreading techniques for the treatment of heart valves pathologies. In case of implantation failure, the transcatheter device often needs to be removed. This procedure, which can alter the biological structure integrity, can limit the option available for the subsequent traditional surgery. One of the most popular devices for transcatheter mitral valve repair is the MitraClip system. In this work, we describe 2 different techniques for the surgical removal of MitraClip. These techniques aim to preserve the valve leaflets integrity, to allow for subsequent mitral valve surgical repair.
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Gelpi et al. (2017) studied MitraClip implantation failure. Surgical techniques for MitraClip removal was evaluated on Preservation of valve leaflets integrity. Two surgical techniques for MitraClip removal were described to preserve native mitral valve leaflet integrity and allow for subsequent surgical repair.
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