Open AccessUtility of MitraClip XTR system in percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for severe flail leaflet
Author(s) -
Mohammed AlHijji,
Abdallah El Sabbagh,
Erin A. Fender,
Jeremy Thaden,
Charanjit S. Rihal,
Mackram F. Eleid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_106_19
Subject(s) - mitraclip , medicine , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , stenosis , leaflet (botany) , mitral valve , percutaneous , surgery , paleontology , biology
Transcatheter mitral valve (MV) edge-to-edge repair provided alternative solutions to high surgical risk patients with degenerative MV regurgitation (MR) and patients with functional MR leading to symptomatic heart failure. However, the procedure cannot be performed in certain MV anatomy such as excessive mitral annular or leaflet calcification with coexisting stenosis or excessive flail leaflet with wide gap and width. The introduction of MitraClip XTR system with its extended arms provided a wider range of MV anatomies that can be treated with MV edge-to-edge repair. In this report, we present the successful treatment of excessive flail posterior leaflet with MitraClip XTR device.