Transapical off-pump mitral valve repair following prior mitral valve surgery: A case report. 2021

Hermann Blessberger, and Joerg Kellermair, and Juergen Kammler, and Clemens Steinwender, and Andreas F Zierer
Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz.

BACKGROUND Redo surgeries after mitral valve repair are technically demanding. Procedures applying the NeoChord device (NeoChord Inc, St. Louis Park, MN) have proven to be safe and feasible in selected patients requiring mitral valve repair due to a leaflet prolapse or flail. However, its use for redo procedures after conventional surgical repair has not been well established yet. METHODS We report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with dyspnea upon exertion. The patient had undergone a minimally invasive surgical mitral valve repair because of a flail leaflet of the segments segment 2 of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (P2)/segment 3 of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (P3) 4 years before. METHODS Transesophageal echocardiography identified a relapse of severe mitral valve regurgitation. The recurring regurgitant jet was caused by a flail leaflet due to newly ruptured native chords. METHODS After discussion in an interdisciplinary heart team, we performed a minimally invasive off-pump redo procedure applying the NeoChord device under three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic guidance. RESULTS The echocardiographic result with only trivial residual mitral regurgitation as well as the further clinical course of the patient were favorable. CONCLUSIONS As redo surgery after minimally invasive mitral valve repair is challenging, the NeoChord device represents a novel treatment option that does not require cardiopulmonary bypass.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D008944 Mitral Valve Insufficiency Backflow of blood from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the LEFT ATRIUM due to imperfect closure of the MITRAL VALVE. This can lead to mitral valve regurgitation. Mitral Incompetence,Mitral Regurgitation,Mitral Valve Incompetence,Mitral Insufficiency,Mitral Valve Regurgitation,Incompetence, Mitral,Incompetence, Mitral Valve,Insufficiency, Mitral,Insufficiency, Mitral Valve,Regurgitation, Mitral,Regurgitation, Mitral Valve,Valve Incompetence, Mitral,Valve Insufficiency, Mitral,Valve Regurgitation, Mitral
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D002815 Chordae Tendineae The tendinous cords that connect each cusp of the two atrioventricular HEART VALVES to appropriate PAPILLARY MUSCLES in the HEART VENTRICLES, preventing the valves from reversing themselves when the ventricles contract. Tendineae, Chordae
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017548 Echocardiography, Transesophageal Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues using a transducer placed in the esophagus. Transesophageal Echocardiography
D019060 Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-controlled manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device. Minimal Access Surgical Procedures,Minimal Surgical Procedures,Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure,Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive,Minimal Surgical Procedure,Minimally Invasive Surgery,Procedure, Minimal Surgical,Procedures, Minimal Access Surgical,Procedures, Minimal Surgical,Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Minimal,Surgical Procedures, Minimal,Surgical Procedures, Minimal Access,Minimally Invasive Surgeries,Surgeries, Minimally Invasive,Surgery, Minimally Invasive
D019918 Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Surgical insertion of synthetic material to repair injured or diseased heart valves. Implantation, Heart Valve Prosthesis

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