title: MitraClip step by step; how to simplify the procedure.
abstract: The MitraClip system is a device for percutaneous edge-to-edge reconstruction of the mitral valve in patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are deemed at high risk for surgery. Studies have underlined the therapeutic benefit of the MitraClip system for patients at extreme and high risk for mitral valve surgery, suffering from either degenerative or functional mitral regurgitation. The MitraClip procedure shows low peri-procedural complication rates, and a significant reduction in mitral regurgitation, as well as an improvement in functional capacity and most importantly quality of life. It hereby widens the spectrum of mitral valve repair for the Heart Team. The current review underscores the efficacy of the procedure and describes the technique to simplify the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany. Mohammad.sherif@med.uni-rostock.de.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sherif
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paranskaya
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuecel
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kische
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neuhausen-Abramkina
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortak
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.|Cardiology Department, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Öner
keywords: MitraClip; Mitral regurgitation; Percutaneous mitral valve repair; Step by step