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Mitraclip implantation in younger patients and pediatric populations: 19 year-old patient with multiple comorbidities and a prior mitral valve annuloplasty

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Ates, Ismail
Kaya, Zeynettin
Mutlu, Deniz
Cilingiroglu, Mehmet

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MitraClip is an effective treatment method for severe mitral regurgitation in high-risk populations in terms of reducing morbidity and frequency of hospitalizations. Efficacy and safety of MitraClip device in elderly population have been established, yet there are only 2 case reports of MitraClip implantation in the younger patients, who generally tend to have less surgical risk (Gorenflo et al.; Joffe et al., 2016). Wedescribe a 19-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation with prior mitral valve annuloplasty and received MitraClip implantation due to high-surgical risk.

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Cardiac and cardiovascular systems

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Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

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10.1016/j.carrev.2018.11.008

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