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Marc Sandhaus1, Emily Hiltner1, Manabu Takebe2
1Department of Cardiology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Abstract:
We describe a rare complication of intraprocedural spontaneous thrombus formation on a transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip; Abbott Laboratories) device in a hypercoagulable yet adequately anticoagulated patient. We also outline the novel use of a vacuum (Penumbra) aspiration system, which resulted in rapid and effective thrombus elimination.
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