The results were presented here during the opening late-breaking clinical-trials session of the American College of Cardiology 2010 Scientific Sessions/i2 Summit. "The MitraClip procedure is an ...

The mitral valve clip, which is marketed in the U.S. as the MitraClip, is a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative used to repair a damaged mitral heart valve. The mitral valve clip procedure ...

Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Athena Poppas, M.D., F.A.C.C. While all patients had moderate (3+) to severe (4+) MR at baseline, 64% of patients discharged with a clip had MR ≤2 after 1 month, which ...

The largest study to examine outcomes for patients treated outside a clinical trial setting with a minimally invasive procedure to repair a poorly functioning mitral valve in the heart found that the ...

Clinical trials testing many unique devices are now underway to demonstrate whether percutaneous treatment of mitral regurgitation can be done safely and successfully. Despite careful engineering and ...

A spirited debate on Sunday revolved around the question of whether MitraClip should be offered to immediate-surgical-risk patients with primary mitral regurgitation (MR) and optimal anatomy for the ...

In May, one of Joe Minker’s heart valves was failing. For him, the standard treatment – open-heart surgery to repair or replace the valve – was a riskier-than-usual option. Fortunately, a new ...

The Everest II Clinical Trial is a study comparing nonsurgical repair for severe mitral valve regurgitation with conventional surgery. The MitraClip procedure is performed in a cardiac catheterization ...

According to a new study released Sunday, inserting a clip resembling a clothespin into the heart can help doctors efficiently repair a defective mitral valve. According to a new study released Sunday ...

Cardiac ailments affect more people than any other non-communicable disease in India. According to a study by The Lancet, cardiovascular diseases caused 28 percent of deaths in 2016, which was double ...