Expedited MitraClip: Rapid Evaluation, Treatment, and Discharge in the COVID-19 Era

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 Jul:28S:54-56. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.11.012. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

Abstract

Undertreatment of patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) has been exaggerated during the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Expedited workup and shortened post-procedural hospital stay after percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) would be incredibly helpful to relieve the constrain in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and immediately afterward. We report a patient who underwent PMVR with a simplified pre-operative workup, a shortened hospital stay, and expedited discharge.

Keywords: Covid-19; MitraClip.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
  • Pandemics
  • Patient Discharge
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Treatment Outcome