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Thrombus formation can occur during the mitraclip procedure and predispose patients to significant complications from thromboembolism. This case illustrates the need to be vigilant despite anticoagulation. The entire system had to be removed and re-prepared to remove the thrombus and prevent complications. In addition, increased anticoagulation had to be administered.
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Tay, E.L.W., Poh, K.K., Wong, R., Yip, J.W.L. (2013). MitraClip: Acute Thrombus Formation During Guide Insertion. In: Feldman, T., Franzen, O., Low, R., Rogers, J., Yeo, K.K. (eds) Atlas of Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4294-2_46
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