Key result
Emergency surgery successfully treats severe mitral valve injury following percutaneous LAA occlusion.
Why the study?
Acute mitral valve injury following percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare, life-threatening complication of LAAO (acute mitral valve injury) and its successful surgical management.
Mitral valve injury after percutaneous LAAO may necessitate emergency surgery; this case leaves open true incidence and prevention strategies.
Acute mitral valve injury following percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is a rare, but potentially life-threatening complication. This report presents a case of severe mitral valve injury following left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) that required mitral valve replacement. The LAAO device successfully was removed, and the LAA was closed with a double-running polypropylene suture. In addition, the mitral valve was replaced with an artificial valve. The patient had an uneventful clinical evolution and was discharged 10 days after emergency surgery.
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Sun et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Acute mitral valve injury following percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (n=1). Emergency surgery (mitral valve replacement and LAA closure) was evaluated on Clinical evolution and discharge. Emergency surgery involving LAAO device removal, LAA closure, and mitral valve replacement successfully treated a severe mitral valve injury following percutaneous LAA occlusion.
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