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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1355-6037 1468-201X |
DOI: | 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300587 |