title: Embolization of radiopaque tip component of clip delivery system of MitraClip device: a rare complication with successful percutaneous retrieval.
abstract: This case report describes a rare complication that occurred during the performance of a MitraClip procedure. Following deployment of the clip, the portion of the device that attaches the clip to the clip delivery system (CDS), referred to as the radiopaque tip, embolized to the left atrium during removal of the CDS through the guide catheter. The percutaneous strategy that was used to successfully retrieve the radiopaque tip is described and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Section, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Casserly
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salcedo
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome