Valvular Heart DiseaseFunctional Effect of New Atrial Septal Defect After Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair Using the MitraClip Device
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Methods
Twenty-eight consecutive high-risk or inoperable patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation were included in this study. Seventeen patients were considered to have functional mitral regurgitation and 11 patients were considered to have a predominantly degenerative cause.
Percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip device was performed as previously described in detail.1, 2 After transseptal puncture, a 22Fr guiding catheter was advanced from the right atrium to the left atrium.
Results
The relevant echocardiographic and invasive measurements of all patients are given in Table 1. The mitral valve regurgitant volume, calculated as the product of vena contracta area defined by direct planimetry and systolic regurgitant VTI using continuous wave Doppler, was reduced from 86 ± 31 ml/beat before intervention to 43 ± 22 ml/beat after intervention. Three-dimensional TEE defined the new ASD to have an effective area of 0.19 ± 0.05 cm2. Thus, compared with the cross-sectional area of
Discussion
This study demonstrates that1 the large-diameter guiding catheter used for the MitraClip procedure results in a sizable ASD after the procedure,2 the ASD is associated with a left-to-right shunt volume,3 and the new ASD results in a drop in left atrial pressure and may thereby contribute to an LV preload reduction.
The MitraClip therapy has developed into a therapeutic option for high surgical risk or inoperable patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation.1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 Immediate
Disclosures
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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