Edwards received notification that during a pascal precision ace procedure in mitral position, the septum was damaged after bail-out of the pascal device.The first device was implanted with no reported difficulties.A second device was attempted but the regurgitation reduction did not change after several attempts and therefore the second implant was aborted.After bailout of the device, the septum was noted to be damaged.The guide sheath tip was in the septum during bail out and therefore the septum was damaged.There was no intervention during the index procedure to treat the damage and the patient was discharged.During a follow-up call with the clinical specialist, it was identified that the patient came back for an intervention to treat the septal damage with an occluder device.Additional details obtained during the call also indicated that the reason for the tissue damage was unknown and the bailout was performed correctly.The starting mr was severe and the final mr with one device implanted was moderate.
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