A 61-year-old man developed single leaflet device attachment with excessive mobility of the mitral clip 5 weeks after a technically challenging MitraClip procedure.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the importance of postprocedural imaging follow-up to detect delayed complications like single leaflet device attachment after MitraClip procedures, even in asymptomatic patients.
We present a 61-year-old man with severe primary mitral valve insufficiency who underwent MitraClip procedure without any immediate complications, although it was a difficult attachment requiring multiple attempts. He was then found to have single leaflet device attachment 5 weeks later with excessive mobility of the mitral clip. No urgent intervention was done as patient remained stable without any new symptoms. This case demonstrated the importance of postprocedural imaging follow-up for patient with MitraClips.
Zhang et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Severe primary mitral valve insufficiency (n=1). MitraClip was evaluated on Device attachment status and mitral regurgitation severity. A 61-year-old man developed single leaflet device attachment with excessive mobility of the mitral clip 5 weeks after a technically challenging MitraClip procedure.