Transseptal and transmitral Parachute® implantation in conjunction with "MitraClipping".
OBJECTIVE
Parachute® implantation (PI) is an attractive treatment option for patients with left ventricular apical aneurysms (LVAA). So far, only the retrograde approach has been approved for PI. Unfortunately, severe functional mitral regurgitation (MR) restricts PI. Thus, we were intrigued to combine PI and MitraClip therapy (MCT) as a new transvenous hybrid concept.


RESULTS
PI was performed via a transseptally placed MitraClip guide in six consecutive patients (age 73.8±5.2; 66% male). Immediately after PI, MR was treated by MCT. Invasive right and left heart haemodynamics were taken before and after PI and MCT, respectively. Procedural success was 100%. PI induced a numerical increase in cardiac output (CO: +36.4; p=0.15) and stroke volume (SV: +30.1%; p=0.09), despite some evidence of MR aggravation. Subsequent MCT successfully reduced MR at least to mild in five patients and to moderate in one patient. SV and CO demonstrated a further increase (SV: +44.3%, p=0.03; CO: +44.5%; p=0.03).


CONCLUSIONS
The study documents for the first time the feasibility of transseptal and transmitral PI. Nevertheless, pre-procedural MR seems to counteract the beneficial effects of PI. Hence, the combined transseptal approach of PI and MCT seems to be the appropriate strategy in patients with significant MR and LVAA.
Division of Cardiology, University Heart Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ulrich
U
Schaefer
Edith
E
Lubos
Florian
F
Deuschl
Niklas
N
Schofer
Hanno
H
Grahn
Lenard
L
Conradi
Johannes
J
Schirmer
Hermann
H
Reichenspurner
Tobias
T
Schmidt
Christian
C
Frerker
Karl-Heinz
KH
Kuck
Dirk
D
Westermann
Stefan
S
Blankenberg
Hendrik
H
Treede
D000368:Aged; D016279:Atrial Function, Left; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011677:Punctures; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left