Scleroderma myocarditis with severe secondary mitral regurgitation successfully treated with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: a case report.

Daisuke Sato Tomoki Ochiai Takashi MatsumotoShingo MizunoShigeru Saito

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2024)

Scleroderma myocarditis may manifest as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with severe vFMR. Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for severe vFMR in the context of myocarditis can be one of the therapeutic options for haemodynamic stabilization.

Keyphrases

heart failure
systemic sclerosis
early onset
left ventricular
interstitial lung disease
atrial fibrillation
drug induced
coronary artery disease
rheumatoid arthritis
left atrial