title: Thrombus formation at the MitraClip system during percutaneous mitral valve repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: michael.huntgeburth@uk-koeln.de.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huntgeburth
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller-Ehmsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brase
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baldus
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rudolph
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013396:Suction; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: MitraClip; complication management; percutaneous mitral valve repair; thrombus; thrombus aspiration