Surgical repair decreased MR more than MitraClip ®. In 12-month follow-up, 20% of MitraClip patients required surgery for mitral dysfunction versus 2% in surgical patients. Both groups had ...

A little device is about to make a big difference in millions of lives. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the valve that separates the main pumping chamber of the heart from the lungs is unable to ...

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 ...

Long-axis view on TEE. PML = posterior mitral leaflet, AML = anterior mitral leaflet (Photo Credit: Hannes Alessandrini) As MitraClip procedures continue to expand as an option for nonsurgical ...

CHICAGO -- Emerging real-world data supported benefits of MitraClip therapy in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) who didn't fit the COAPT profile, the EXPAND study showed. MR was often ...

It’s been a long time since Ernie Hoffman, an 86-year-old Mesquite, Nevada resident, could climb a flight of stairs without pausing midway to catch his breath; or even eat a regular meal without ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An experimental minimally invasive technique developed by Abbott Laboratories to repair the most common type of heart valve problem appeared to be as durable as surgical repair ...

SAN DIEGO — You don’t see a whole lot of senior citizens cruising around San Diego on inline skates, let alone setting racing records in national competitions. 78-year-old Roger Olson was making ...

Among a series of 2,500 patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) treated with the MitraClip (Abbott) in the United States, nearly two-thirds had preexisting CAD, and this was associated with an ...