Partial clip detachment and posterior mitral leaflet perforation after mitraclip implantation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 15;171(3):e113-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.040. Epub 2013 Dec 27.

Authors

Rodolfo Citro¹, Cesare Baldi², Generoso Mastrogiovanni², Angelo Silverio², Eduardo Bossone², Pietro Giudice², Federico Piscione², Giuseppe Di Benedetto²

Affiliations

¹ Heart Department, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", Salerno, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Heart Department, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", Salerno, Italy.

PMID: 24405839
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.040

No abstract available

Keywords: Mitraclip complications; Mitral regurgitation; Three-dimensional echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Surgical Instruments / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography