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A Simplified Stepwise Approach to Echo Guidance during Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
Published on: October 16, 2021
Successful MitraClipTM implantation in a 15-year-old patient with multiple prior cardiac surgeries
Matthias Gorenflo1, Hugo A Katus, Raffi Bekeredjian
1Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Abstract:
Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using the MitraClip(TM) has not been used in children. The patient in this reported case was a 15-year-old male adolescent who presented postnatally with severe aortic valve stenosis and dysplasia of the mitral valve. The boy underwent surgical valvuloplasty at the age of 3 months and an aortoventriculoplasty with three re-operations. At the age of 15 years, he developed severe mitral valve regurgitation. Owing to high surgical risks, a MitraClip(TM) was implanted with a reduction of mitral regurgitation from grade 4+ to 2+, translating into a rapid clinical improvement.

