{"title":"Mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair as bridge therapy in a middle-aged patient with Marfan syndrome","authors":"Takuma Iwaya MD , Makoto Amaki MD, PhD , Hideaki Kanzaki MD, PhD, FJCC , Chisato Izumi MD, PhD, FJCC","doi":"10.1016/j.jccase.2024.12.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A 45-year-old man was hospitalized at our institution due to congestive heart failure. He had a history of Marfan syndrome and four previous cardiovascular surgeries, including aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve 9 years previously. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a myxomatous change of the mitral valve and severe mitral regurgitation (MR). After a thorough discussion, including the durability of a bioprosthetic valve, mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) was performed as a bridge to the next cardiovascular surgeries. After the procedure, MR was reduced to mild, and his symptoms significantly improved. The patient has been doing well for 2 years after M-TEER.</div></div><div><h3>Learning objective</h3><div>The development of catheterization therapy for valvular disease has been remarkable. As the indication of transcatheter therapy for valvular heart disease is extending to lower-risk and relatively younger patients, a heart team should thoughtfully discuss lifetime management with each patient, especially relatively young patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52092,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiology Cases","volume":"31 3","pages":"Pages 88-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Cardiology Cases","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878540924001105","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
Mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair as bridge therapy in a middle-aged patient with Marfan syndrome
A 45-year-old man was hospitalized at our institution due to congestive heart failure. He had a history of Marfan syndrome and four previous cardiovascular surgeries, including aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve 9 years previously. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a myxomatous change of the mitral valve and severe mitral regurgitation (MR). After a thorough discussion, including the durability of a bioprosthetic valve, mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) was performed as a bridge to the next cardiovascular surgeries. After the procedure, MR was reduced to mild, and his symptoms significantly improved. The patient has been doing well for 2 years after M-TEER.
Learning objective
The development of catheterization therapy for valvular disease has been remarkable. As the indication of transcatheter therapy for valvular heart disease is extending to lower-risk and relatively younger patients, a heart team should thoughtfully discuss lifetime management with each patient, especially relatively young patients.