Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The latest mitral valve repair and replacement devices were ...

Nationwide, there was a downtrend in both intermediate-risk and high-risk surgical mitral valve repair (MVr) volumes at centers that adopted TEER for degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). The median ...

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with the MitraClip (Abbott) to treat functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) fails relatively infrequently when performed at high-volume centers, ...

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BOSTON, MA—(UPDATED) Patients with severe symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) ineligible for surgery fare just as well when treated with the Pascal device (Edwards Lifesciences) as ...

In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves. Among its inventors was Mehmet Oz, the former television personality and former U.S. Senate candidate widely known as "Dr.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Talk about tiny devices doing big things. Doctors are now using a special clip that looks like a miniature clothespin to treat people who have a heart valve problem. In some cases ...

Failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) with the MitraClip (Abbott) is relatively uncommon at high-volume centers but associated with a high ...

A seemingly simple but sophisticated clip may usher in a “new era” for patients suffering from a severe and difficult-to-treat complication of heart failure, according to a new study. The device, ...