title: Use of a MitraClip for severe mitral regurgitation in a cardiac transplant patient.
abstract: Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients after cardiac transplant has not been well studied. Traditionally, patients have undergone corrective surgery. We report a 64-year-old man who presented with new heart failure symptoms 6 months after cardiac transplantation. He was found to have severe MR and underwent successful implantation of a MitraClip® with reduction of his MR to mild as well as improvement in his symptoms. Six months later he was still doing well, and a repeat echocardiogram showed good results. We found two previously reported cases using the MitraClip to treat severe MR in adult cardiac transplant patients. The MitraClip is a viable treatment option for MR in cardiac transplant patients despite their distorted anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Fayez S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.affiliation: Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grayburn
authors.affiliation: Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choi