TY - JOUR
T1 - Two Cases of Endocarditis After MitraClip Procedure Necessitating Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement
AU - Hermanns, Henning
AU - Wiegerinck, Esther M. A.
AU - Lagrand, Wim K.
AU - Baan, Jan
AU - Cocchieri, Riccardo
AU - Kaya, Abdullah
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - In the present report, we describe 2 cases of endocarditis after MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) procedures. In both patients, successful bailout surgical treatment was performed despite a high-risk constellation due to significant comorbidities. These cases highlight that surgical treatment may still be an option in patients initially declined for surgical therapy and that endocarditis after MitraClip procedure might be an underrecognized complication.
AB - In the present report, we describe 2 cases of endocarditis after MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) procedures. In both patients, successful bailout surgical treatment was performed despite a high-risk constellation due to significant comorbidities. These cases highlight that surgical treatment may still be an option in patients initially declined for surgical therapy and that endocarditis after MitraClip procedure might be an underrecognized complication.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30031842
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.019
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 30031842
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 107
SP - e101-e103
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -