Case Report (n=1)
Infective endocarditis after MitraClip implantation is a serious complication that may require early surgical intervention despite high surgical risk.
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Alerts to high post-MitraClip IE mortality; leaves open whether early surgery improves outcomes in high-risk patients.
We experienced the case of a 61-year-old man who had recurrent infective endocarditis following transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system. Infective endocarditis after MitraClip implantation is a serious complication with high mortality. Early surgical intervention should be considered even in cases of high surgical risk.
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Kadoya et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis following MitraClip implantation (n=1). MitraClip system was evaluated on Development of infective endocarditis and mortality.
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