23 Nov 2021
Transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair: procedural complications and lifetime management
Anchorperson:
F. Praz
Moderator:
N. Karam
Summary
This PCR London Valves 2021 session presents different kinds of complications in mitral procedures based on clinical cases: discuss the case of an 82-year-old male patient with symptomatic severe ischemic secondary mitral regurgitation, coronary artery disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, among others!
Learning Objectives
- To learn how to avoid leaflet injury and manage single-leaflet device attachment
- To fully understand how to assess the outcome of transcatheter mitral valve repair and manage patients following procedural failure
- To appreciate the importance of life-time management following transcatheter mitral valve repair (including anticoagulation and treatment of residual iatrogenic atrial septal defect)
