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. 2022;29(3):519-520.
doi: 10.5603/CJ.2022.0038.

Surgical electrocautery and balloon atrial septostomy facilitated MitraClip in ring

Alexandru I Patrascu  1 , Donat Binder  2 , Marco Goldbach  3 , Ilka Ott  2
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Surgical electrocautery and balloon atrial septostomy facilitated MitraClip in ring

Alexandru I Patrascu et al. Cardiol J. 2022.
No abstract available

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Electrocautery and septostomy facilitated MitraClip in ring; A. Baseline transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) bi-plane view depicting mitral valve (MV) ring position and leaflet tethering; B. Baseline three-dimensional TEE anatomical MV view demonstrating high-grade mitral regurgitation (MR); C. Fluoroscopy showing successful crossing of the fossa ovalis and positioning of a 0.035” wire in the left upper pulmonary vein; D. Balloon atrial septostomy facilitating advancement of the MitraClip delivery system; E. Positioning of the NTW Clip between P2/A2 scallops; F. Final result showing only trivial MR; LA — left atrium; RA — right atrium; Green arrow indicates the Clip; Orange star depicts MV ring position.
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