title: The Impassable Septum: Direct Left Atrial MitraClip Delivery via a Novel Port Access Approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Divison of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: surir@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Rakesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.affiliation: Divison of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Malouf
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Vuyisile T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Nkomo
authors.affiliation: Division of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Erica D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Wittwer
authors.affiliation: Divison of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Charanjit S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rihal
mesh_terms: D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: MitraClip; minimally invasive; mitral; percutaneous transseptal passage