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Percutaneous Retrieval of an Embolized Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Clip Causing ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial
Leon Zhou1, Charlie Lin1, Nare Torosyan1
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.
JACC. Case Reports
|March 13, 2023
Summary
Mitral valve repair clip detachment is rare. This case shows clip embolization presenting as a heart attack, successfully treated with device retrieval.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
Background:
- Mitral valve repair clip detachment and embolization are infrequent complications.
- Few cases have been documented in medical literature.
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