Late-Onset Embolization of a Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Device.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transcatheter edge-edge repair (TEER) with the MitraClip device is a well-established treatment for severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) in high-risk surgical patients. We report a rare late-onset MitraClip embolization after the index procedure and its successful percutaneous retrieval.

Case summary

An 82-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnea 30 days after TEER with MitraClip. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed MitraClip dislodgment behind the right coronary cusp. After heart team discussion, percutaneous removal was attempted. Angiographic and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance was used. An initial attempt with Aneri forceps was unsuccessful, causing migration to the descending aorta. Subsequent retrieval with the EN Snare syst

SUBMITTER: Tahirkheli N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789834 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature