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MitraClip used for severe mitral regurgitation after surgery for type A aortic dissection combined with Marfan syndrome.

Chaojie WangGe WangWeihui LuXiaoping Fan
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2023)
Mitral regurgitation is a rare but catastrophic condition in patients after surgery for type A aortic dissection. The second thoracotomy to complete the mitral valve operation could be fatal. Here, we report a case of severe mitral regurgitation treated with MitraClip in a 53-year-old woman after surgery for type A aortic dissection combined with Marfan syndrome. She was discharged uneventfully, and a significant reduction of regurgitation of mitral valve and tricuspid valve was observed at the 6-month follow-up. MitraClip could be an alternative device for such high-risk patients.
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