The clip and the tip: Lessons learned from ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients postpercutaneous mitral valve repair.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and higher grade mitral valve regurgitation are often associated. For both, there are interventional therapeutic options such as pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) using MitraClip.

Objective: This study investigated the feasibility, safety and clinical outcome of AF ablation in patients with prior PMVR.

New evidence for favourable effects on haemodynamics and ventricular performance after Parachute(®) implantation in humans.

Aims: The Parachute(®) Ventricular Partitioning Device offers an additional strategy for heart failure patients with exclusion of the infarcted wall to decrease left ventricular volumes, myocardial work, and wall stress. The aim of the present study was to evaluate if Parachute implantation might influence acute haemodynamic and functional performance in patients with left ventricular aneurysm after anteroapical infarction.

Methods And Results: Sixteen patients underwent a Parachute device implantation.