15 May 2024
TEER for primary mitral regurgitation - LIVE case
Step-by-step implantation of 1 MitraClip
Procedural Analyst:
S. Dawkins
Summary
A 76-year-old male, with previous CABG in 2015, hypertension, diabetes, and pulmonary hypertension (WHO2), presented with severe symptomatic primary MR (P3 flail).
The operators implanted 1 MitraClip (XTW) step-by-step, from the transseptal puncture to the closure, guided by TEE echo and under general anaesthesia, via the venous transfemoral approach.
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LIVE Educational Case from University Medical Center, Mainz - Germany
Key moments
- 03:20-05:56 - Imaging analysis
- 15:20-21:01 - Trans septal punction
- 35:45-47:29 - Step-by-step MitraClip implantation
Keywords: Primary MR, Transeptal punction, venous femoral closure, mitraclip, XTW
Learning Objectives
- To review the procedural strategies to achieve the best possible outcome for this patient
- To learn how to perform a state-of-the-art M-TEER procedure in contemporary practice
- To appreciate the challenges of decision making during a M-TEER procedure and the Heart team approach