Vol 3, No 4 (2015)
Case report
Published online: 2016-01-29
Successful reduction of severe mitral regurgitation after implantation of four MitraClip devices
Folia Medica Copernicana 2015;3(4):176-179.
Abstract
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is one of the most common valvular heart diseases. According to the current guidelines, surgical treatment may be considered in symptomatic patients with severe functional MR. A therapy using the MitralClip (MC) system may be an alternative approach for patients who are at high surgical risk. The presented case report illustrates, as the first one in Poland, a very rare need for the implantation of 4 MC devices in a symptomatic patient with severe functional MR and indicates feasibility and safety of such management.
Keywords: mitral regurgitationMitraClip