Incidence and short-term outcomes of surgical bailout after transcatheter mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system.
Toshiaki IsogaiAnas M SaadShashank ShekharKeerat Rai AhujaOmar M AbdelfattahMohamed M GadDaniel J P BurnsJames J YunAmar KrishnaswamySamir R KapadiaPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
This study suggests that although the incidence of SB after TMVr is decreasing, SB is required more frequently in lower-volume hospitals and carries high in-hospital mortality. Further efforts are needed to understand the reasons for SB and improve outcomes in patients needing SB.