Key result
Two differently sized MitraClips reduce severe functional MR to trivial residual regurgitation.
Why the study?
Percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip in patients with challenging mitral valve anatomy such as a cleft posterior leaflet requires detailed procedural description.
Population
A 66-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and severe functional mitral regurgitation
Comparison
Use of first XTR clip followed by a second smaller NTR clip for mitral valve repair
Design
Case report
Authors
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May expand repair options for complex anatomy; hypothesis-generating, requiring prospective trials before practice change.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Melillo et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Severe functional mitral regurgitation (n=1). Percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip was evaluated on Procedural success (reduction of mitral regurgitation). Percutaneous mitral valve repair using two differently sized MitraClips successfully reduced severe functional mitral regurgitation to trivial residual MR.
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