Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair

Mitral valve repair with the MitraClip device has emerged as an effective treatment option for patients with severe mitral regurgitation and contraindications for surgical interventions. While the procedure is not known to cause pulmonary complications, we describe two cases of pulmonary hemorrhage...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mirna B. Ayache, Myttle A. Mayuga, Chantal ElAmm, Guilherme Attizzani, Jordan Kazakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4854736
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832554354165415936
author Mirna B. Ayache
Myttle A. Mayuga
Chantal ElAmm
Guilherme Attizzani
Jordan Kazakov
author_facet Mirna B. Ayache
Myttle A. Mayuga
Chantal ElAmm
Guilherme Attizzani
Jordan Kazakov
author_sort Mirna B. Ayache
collection DOAJ
description Mitral valve repair with the MitraClip device has emerged as an effective treatment option for patients with severe mitral regurgitation and contraindications for surgical interventions. While the procedure is not known to cause pulmonary complications, we describe two cases of pulmonary hemorrhage following percutaneous mitral valve repair. The patients did well with supportive care and reinitiation of anticlotting agents was well tolerated after resolution of bleeding.
format Article
id doaj-art-5626ab64a7b74ed98d0f261d347c253d
institution Kabale University
issn 2090-6404
2090-6412
language English
publishDate 2017-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Case Reports in Cardiology
spelling doaj-art-5626ab64a7b74ed98d0f261d347c253d2025-02-03T05:51:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/48547364854736Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve RepairMirna B. Ayache0Myttle A. Mayuga1Chantal ElAmm2Guilherme Attizzani3Jordan Kazakov4Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USAMitral valve repair with the MitraClip device has emerged as an effective treatment option for patients with severe mitral regurgitation and contraindications for surgical interventions. While the procedure is not known to cause pulmonary complications, we describe two cases of pulmonary hemorrhage following percutaneous mitral valve repair. The patients did well with supportive care and reinitiation of anticlotting agents was well tolerated after resolution of bleeding.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4854736
spellingShingle Mirna B. Ayache
Myttle A. Mayuga
Chantal ElAmm
Guilherme Attizzani
Jordan Kazakov
Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
Case Reports in Cardiology
title Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
title_full Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
title_fullStr Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
title_short Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
title_sort pulmonary hemorrhage following edge to edge mitral valve repair
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4854736
work_keys_str_mv AT mirnabayache pulmonaryhemorrhagefollowingedgetoedgemitralvalverepair
AT myttleamayuga pulmonaryhemorrhagefollowingedgetoedgemitralvalverepair
AT chantalelamm pulmonaryhemorrhagefollowingedgetoedgemitralvalverepair
AT guilhermeattizzani pulmonaryhemorrhagefollowingedgetoedgemitralvalverepair
AT jordankazakov pulmonaryhemorrhagefollowingedgetoedgemitralvalverepair