Attachment of a migrated MitraClip to the left ventricular apex: A novel case report.
Herein, we report a novel case of emergency surgical mitral valve replacement for severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR) following MitraClip implantation (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL, USA). Recurrent MR was caused because of the migration of the clip due to the destruction of the mitral valve leaflets with Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis. Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography revealed that the clip was stuck to the left ventricular apex. Although the device could not be removed surgically, surgical repair of the valve enabled the patient to recover without any further complications.
['Nagai|Mirei|M|0000-0002-2383-1400', 'Kurokawa|Satoshi|S|', 'Ozaki|Makoto|M|', 'Nomura|Minoru|M|']
D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation D006352:Heart Ventricles D006801:Humans D008943:Mitral Valve D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency D016896:Treatment Outcome
infective endocarditis transesophageal echocardiography mitral regurgitation