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Unsuccessful MitraClip procedure due to emerging right atrial thrombus and difficult transseptal puncture

Saved by multidimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Nach schwieriger transseptaler Punktion und Vorhofthrombusbildung abgebrochene MitraClip-Intervention

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Conflict of interest. G. Açar, S. Fidan, A. Avcı, E. Alizade, and A.M. Esen state that there are no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialty Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    G. Açar, S. Fidan, A. Avcı, E. Alizade & A.M. Esen

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Video 1: Two dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showing the difficult transseptal puncture procedure. (AVI 58,9MB)

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Video 2: Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography left atrial view showing stretched interatrial septum. (AVI 21,9MB)

Video 3: Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography right atrial view showing the right atrial thrombus. (AVI 102MB)

Video 4: Two dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showing the cord like structures and the emerging thrombus on cord like structures. (AVI 116MB)

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Açar, G., Fidan, S., Avcı, A. et al. Unsuccessful MitraClip procedure due to emerging right atrial thrombus and difficult transseptal puncture. Herz 39, 1016–1018 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-013-3937-5

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