Scleroderma myocarditis with severe secondary mitral regurgitation successfully treated with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: a case report
Scleroderma myocarditis may manifest as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with severe vFMR. Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for severe vFMR in the context of myocarditis can be one of the therapeutic options for haemodynamic stabilization.
Authors
- Tomoki Ochiai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-4358)
- Takashi Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6603-9181)
- Daisuke Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-2184)
- Shigeru Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-4815)
- Shingo Mizuno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6030-2418)
Institutions
- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytae425
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
- Japanese Circulation Society