Percutaneous treatment of mitral regurgitation by MitraClipTM: report on the first two procedures in Brazil

Abstract

The MitraClip^TM system has been recently approved for clinical use in Brazil for percutaneous treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. This device is based on the Alfieri surgical procedure, creating a double orifice by bringing together the central segments of the two mitral valve cusps. This report describes the first two procedures performed in Brazil using this device. Two female patients considered to be at high surgical risk due to advanced age and presence of comorbidities were treated, with degenerative mitral regurgitation due to prolapse/flail, associated with chordae tendineae rupture. In both cases, significant mitral regurgitation intensity reduction was obtained using the MitraClip^TM, demonstrating the great potential of this innovative technology for the percutaneous treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.