Atrial Tachycardia Facilitating Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation

Kyle Digrande, MD; Jennifer Xu, MD; David Shavelle, MD; Fernando Mendoza, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Apr 2024)

Atrial Tachycardia Facilitating Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation

Kyle Digrande, MD,
Jennifer Xu, MD,
David Shavelle, MD,
Fernando Mendoza, MD

Affiliations

Kyle Digrande, MD: Department of Medicine, Irvine Medical Center, University of California, Orange, California, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Kyle DiGrande, Irvine Medical Center, University of California, 101 The City Drive, City Tower, Suite 500, Internal Medicine, Orange, California 92868-3298, USA.
Jennifer Xu, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Irvine Medical Center, University of California, Orange, California, USA
David Shavelle, MD: MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
Fernando Mendoza, MD: MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 7
p. 102272

Abstract

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An 89-year-old woman with paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (AT) was diagnosed with severe atrial functional mitral regurgitation. On transesophageal echocardiography, the mitral regurgitation jet appeared larger during sinus rhythm and smaller during AT. During transcatheter repair of the valve, chronotropic agents were given to induce AT, assisting with leaflet capture.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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