CTICasesMitral Valve Clip (MitraClip)
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Imaging findings
Post-operative chest radiographs show a small, metallic clip-like device projected over the cardiac silhouette, specifically within the left atrium/mitral valve region on the lateral view, in a patient with a tracheostomy, Swan-Ganz catheter, and mild pulmonary edema.
Key takeaways
The MitraClip is a transcatheter percutaneous device used to treat severe mitral regurgitation in patients who are high-risk surgical candidates. Placed transseptally via the femoral vein, the clip percutaneously grasps and joins the anterior and posterior mitral leaflets to create a double-orifice mitral valve, reducing regurgitant volume and lowering left atrial pressures.
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