The "skipping Rope" Phenomenon in Transapical TAVI As a Cause of Reversible Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation is a complication that may occur during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and may require different treatments depending on the mechanism. In this report we describe for a "skipping rope sign" in transapical TAVI as a cause of severe mitral regurgitation due to extreme tethering of the anterior mitral leaflet caused by an extra-stiff guidewire entangled in its chordae tendineae during a transapical TAVI. (c) 2023 Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Cardiovascular y Endovascular. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).