JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Paradoxical Left-to-Right Device Embolization Complicating Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair

  • Kayla Chiew, MBBS, BSc,
  • Mohammed Akhtar, MBBS, PhD,
  • Michael McGarvey, MBBS,
  • Suzy Browne, BSc, MSc,
  • Ali Vazir, MBBS, PhD,
  • Ee Ling Heng, MBBS, PhD,
  • Robert Smith, MBBS, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5
p. 101692

Abstract

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We describe an unusual presentation of transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair device embolization into the left common femoral vein in a patient with primary degenerative mitral regurgitation. We hypothesize a possible mechanism for this phenomenon, factors that may increase the risk of this complication, and outline the patient’s clinical course. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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