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MitraClip Implantation in Chronic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation with Extensive Calcification

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Calcification of the mitral valve and the mitral subvalvular apparatus can potentially complicate the MitraClip procedure by affecting leaflet grasp and increasing the risk of chordal or papillary muscle rupture. This case example shows a successful MitraClip procedure in a patient with extensive calcification of the mitral apparatus.

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  1. Abteilung für Kardiologie und Pneumologie, Herzzentrum, Universitätsmedzin, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, Göttingen, 37099, Germany

    Miriam Puls M.D., Mark Hünlich M.D. & Wolfgang Schillinger M.D.

  2. Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Heart Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, Göttingen, 37075, Germany

    Wolfgang Schillinger M.D.

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  1. Miriam Puls M.D.
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Correspondence to Miriam Puls M.D. .

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  1. Cardiology Division, Evanston Hospital, Illinois, USA

    Ted Feldman M.D., FESC, FACC, FSCAI

  2. Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Olaf Franzen M.D

  3. Royal Brompton Hospital Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Olaf Franzen M.D

  4. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Reginald Low M.D., FACC , Jason Rogers M.D., FACC, FSCAI  & Khung Keong Yeo M.B.B.S., FACC, FSCAI ,  & 

  5. Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Khung Keong Yeo M.B.B.S., FACC, FSCAI

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Puls, M., Hünlich, M., Schillinger, W. (2013). MitraClip Implantation in Chronic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation with Extensive Calcification. 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_33

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