Percutaneous repair of severe mitral valve regurgitation secondary to chordae rupture in octogenarians using MitraClip.

Nicolas GeisPhilip RaakeDerliz MerelesEmmanuel ChorianopoulosGabor SzaboHugo A KatusRaffi BekeredjianSven T Pleger

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiology (2017)

Percutaneous repair of chordae rupture is feasible and safe in high-risk octogenarians. The MitraClip should be considered to repair severe mitral valve regurgitation due to mitral valve chordae rupture in high-risk octogenarians after interdisciplinary discussion even facing a challenging anatomy.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
left atrial
left ventricular
minimally invasive
aortic valve
ultrasound guided
radiofrequency ablation
aortic stenosis
coronary artery disease
drug induced
transcatheter aortic valve replacement