First described mitral clip in an adult extracardiac Fontan patient: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) in patients with advanced heart failure has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and increase survival. As patients with Fontan circulations grow older, a significant proportion of them will develop severe atrioventricular (AV) valve regurgitation in the systemic ventricle. Conventional surgical repair and transplant carry high mortality risk for the adult Fontan patient with progressive heart failure.

Case summary

A 51-year-old female extracardiac Fontan patient developed severe AV valve regurgitation and progressive functional decline. Based on her operative risk for conventional surgical intervention or transplant, TEER using the Abbott MitraClip device was performed. The degree of mitral regurgitation was de

SUBMITTER: Haeffele CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature