MitraClip Insertion to Hasten Recovery from Severe COVID-19

•Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 has affected 188 countries worldwide with a global death toll of over half a million•Patients with valvular heart disease are also at an increased risk of adverse outcomes from coronavirus disease-2019•Prognosis of patients with the combination of COVID 19 and severe valvular heart disease is poor•This is the first reported case of MitraClip insertion in a patient with severe COVID 19 infection. This procedure assisted in the patient's recovery relieving his cardiac burden and pulmonary edema enabling him to undergo colorectal surgery.