MitraClip Implantation for Functional Mitral Regurgitation With Coaptation Gap Facilitated by Levosimendan Treatment

MitraClip Implantation for Functional Mitral Regurgitation With Coaptation Gap Facilitated by Levosimendan Treatment

A patient with severe, symptomatic functional mitral regurgitation was initially considered not suitable for MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Abbott Park, Illinois) implantation because of non-coapting mitral leaflets. Repeated levosimendan infusions in combination with intensive diuresis induced suffici...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Koutsoukis, MD, Damien Fard, MD, Romain Gallet, MD, PhD, Madjid Boukantar, MD, Emmanuel Teiger, MD, PhD, Annabelle Nguyen, MD, Raphaelle Huguet, MD, Pascal Lim, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
heart failure
levosimendan
MitraClip
mitral regurgitation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266608492030379X

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