Clinical Trial: The Effect of the Hole in the Cardiac Septum Developed by the MitraClip Procedure on the Blood Flow Mechanics

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: The Effect of the Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect After MitraClip Procedure on the Hemodynamic Outcome

Brief Summary: Patients received a MitraClip procedure because of a leakiness of their mitral valves. During this procedure the atrioventricular valves were stuck together permanently via a clip which leads to a reduction of leakiness. As a result of this procedure a small hole remains at the cardiac septum which is called an atrial septal defect (ASD). In most cases the hole will close after a few weeks or months, but in many other cases not. Until now there is no exact data about the effect of this hole on the filling pressure in the heart or on the blood flow behaviour. So the aim of this study is a precise analysis of the blood flow mechanics during and after the MitraClip procedure to identify criteria to get more informations for a better strategy and regulation of the MitraClip procedure.