Ventilation manoeuvres facilitate MitraClip placement

Currently, we anaesthetists facilitate the grasping of the leaflets by implementing various ventilation manoeuvres. Because all patients undergoing a MitraClip procedure are intubated and ventilated, the position of the heart is highly dependent on the actual ventilation phase.

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2011-10, Vol.97 (20), p.1717-1717
Hauptverfasser: Mayr, N Patrick, Martin, Klaus, Hausleiter, Jörg, Brown, Anna, Tassani, Peter
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Currently, we anaesthetists facilitate the grasping of the leaflets by implementing various ventilation manoeuvres. Because all patients undergoing a MitraClip procedure are intubated and ventilated, the position of the heart is highly dependent on the actual ventilation phase.
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300587