Patient was in heart failure with afib rvr and was evaluated for consideration for mitraclip.Updated echocardiogram found severe mitral valve regurgitation with flail leaflet.The patient underwent placement of two mitraclips with reduction in mitral valve regurgitation.Two days later, the patient had a stemi, and upon verifying that family wanted intervention given dnr code status, the patient was taken urgently to the cath lab where angiogram revealed embolized mitraclip occluding the right coronary artery.The clip was able to be dislodged however the patient experienced multiple episodes of v-tach and despite all critical care interventions, he did not survive.
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