Second Time's a Charm: Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair With the MitraClip Device as Rescue Therapy After a Failed Surgical Edge-to-Edge Alfieri Stitch

Can J Cardiol. 2018 Sep;34(9):1233.e1-1233.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 May 9.

Abstract

Surgical mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation is associated with an increased risk of recurrent mitral regurgitation compared to surgical mitral valve replacement. We describe the case of an 80-year-old man with recurrent severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation after a failed surgical Alfieri technique attempt, who then underwent successful MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) implantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Coronary Stenosis / complications
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty* / adverse effects
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty* / instrumentation
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty* / methods
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / complications
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / physiopathology
  • Postoperative Complications* / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications* / surgery
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation / methods*
  • Risk Adjustment / methods
  • Stroke Volume
  • Treatment Outcome