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Attachment of a migrated MitraClip to the left ventricular apex: A novel case report
Author(s) -
Nagai Mirei,
Kurokawa Satoshi,
Ozaki Makoto,
Nomura Minoru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14573
Subject(s) - mitraclip , medicine , mitral regurgitation , apex (geometry) , mitral valve , mitral valve replacement , endocarditis , cardiology , infective endocarditis , mitral valve annuloplasty , surgery , mitral valve repair , anatomy
Herein, we report a novel case of emergency surgical mitral valve replacement for severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR) following MitraClip implantation (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL, USA). Recurrent MR was caused because of the migration of the clip due to the destruction of the mitral valve leaflets with Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis. Intra‐operative transesophageal echocardiography revealed that the clip was stuck to the left ventricular apex. Although the device could not be removed surgically, surgical repair of the valve enabled the patient to recover without any further complications.