Reinterventions after transcatheter edge to edge mitral valve repair: Is early clipping warranted?

Haytham El-ShurafaAmr A Arafat Monirah A AlbabtainLatifa A AlFayezMohammad AlOtaibyKhaled D Algarni Claudio Pragliola

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

MVR after MitraClip is feasible with low morbidity and mortality. Repeat mitral valve clipping had a high failure rate. Mitral repair was not feasible in all patients in our series, and the use of MitraClip to delay surgical interventions may not be feasible if mitral repair is an option.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
left atrial
left ventricular
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
aortic stenosis