title: Simultaneous transfemoral transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repair (using MitraClip system) completed by atrial septal defect occlusion in a surgically inoperable patient. First-in-human report.
abstract: Transcatheter transfemoral mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system (Abbott Vascular, USA) is used in high-risk or inoperable patients with severe mitral regurgitation. We report the first-in-human simultaneous transfemoral clipping of the mitral and tricuspid valve completed by occlusion of an atrial septal defect (ASD). The procedure was performed in an 84-year-old patient in October 2015. After effective reduction of mitral and tricuspid regurgitations using the MitraClip system a PFO Occluder (St. Jude Medical, USA) was implanted. Transfemoral simultaneous mitral and tricuspid valve repair using the MitraClip system with ASD occlusion seems to be an effective therapy for high-risk or inoperable patients.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany.
authors: Marek
authors: M
authors: Kowalski
authors: Department of Cardiology, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany; University Witten/Herdecke, Germany.
authors: Norbert
authors: N
authors: Franz
authors: Department of Cardiology, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany.
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Ritter
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany.
authors: Steffen
authors: S
authors: Hofmann
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany.
authors: Chourok
authors: C
authors: Stabel-Mahassine
authors: University Witten/Herdecke, Germany; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany.
authors: Henning
authors: H
authors: Warnecke
authors: Department of Cardiology, Schuechtermann-Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany.
authors: Joachim
authors: J
authors: Thale
keywords: MitraClip; tricuspid valve