Why the study?
Surgical failure and high perioperative risk may limit reintervention options for degenerative mitral regurgitation, particularly in elderly patients with comorbidities, where transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair may represent a viable bail-out strategy.
Does urgent transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) improve severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in a hemodynamically unstable patient after failed surgical repair?
Population
A 79-year-old man with recurrent severe DMR and cardiogenic shock after failed NeoChord surgical repair
Comparison
Urgent M-TEER under VA-ECMO support
Design
Case report
Key result
Urgent transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using 2 MitraClip devices successfully reduced severe mitral regurgitation as a bail-out strategy in a 79-year-old man after failed surgery.
Authors
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May support M-TEER as rescue after failed mitral repair; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Case Report (n=1)
Does urgent transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) improve severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in a hemodynamically unstable patient after failed surgical repair?
Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair can serve as a safe and effective bail-out strategy for hemodynamically unstable patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation following failed surgical repair.
Putti et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Acute Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation (n=1). Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) was evaluated on Reduction of mitral regurgitation. Urgent transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using 2 MitraClip devices successfully reduced severe mitral regurgitation as a bail-out strategy in a 79-year-old man after failed surgery.