Publication Date

1-1-2025

Journal

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-25-8559

PMID

40747245

PMCID

PMC12310505

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

7-30-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

This case study explores the journey of an 80-year-old male patient with a history of hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease after coronary artery bypass grafting, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. Nine months before he presented to the emergency department, he had undergone mitral valve clipping for severe mitral valve regurgitation. Despite initial improvement, the patient experienced return of symptoms, including dyspnea at rest and lower limb edema. The results of this case-discovery of the need for mitral valve replacement-provides insights into the management of complications from mitral valve clipping and emphasizes that management requires a nuanced, meticulous approach.

Keywords

Humans, Male, Aged, 80 and over, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Severity of Illness Index, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Treatment Outcome, Postoperative Complications, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Heart valve prosthesis implantation, cardiac surgical procedures, mitral valve stenosis, heart valve diseases

Published Open-Access

yes

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