First in Switzerland: concomitant off-pump transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation and mitral valve reconstruction with the NeoChord system

Old and polymorbid patients with multivalvular heart disease comprise a special patient group, with high perioperative morbidity and mortality. We report the case of an 80-year-old, female, polymorbid patient with severe mitral valve regurgitation and moderate to severe aortic valve stenosis. This is the first case in Switzerland of a concomitant transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation and mitral valve reconstruction with the NeoChord system, on a beating heart and with a minimally invasive approach through a left anterolateral thoracotomy. This case emphasises the possibility of a low-risk minimally invasive procedure on this high-risk patient-group and shows the importance of interdisciplinary discussion and cooperation in heart teams for optimal patient treatment.