Variables related to the degree of either mitral regurgitation (MR) or mitral stenosis can serve as predictors of overall procedural failure when selecting high-risk patients for MitraClip ...

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 ...

The MitraClip is implanted in a percutaneous procedure that is performed using both fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance. First, femoral venous access is obtained via standard percutaneous ...

Dr. Peter H. Gott, a retired physician, can be reached via his website, www.AskDrGottMD.com. DEAR DR. GOTT: I learned I had mitral-valve prolapse (MVP) about 40 years ago and have had it monitored ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the MitraClip for the treatment of mitral regurgitation for commercial use in the United States in October 2013. Patients undergoing the procedure typically ...

SAN DIEGO — Patients with HF with moderate to severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation who underwent transcatheter mitral valve repair reduced the risk for HF hospitalization and mortality ...

BOSTON, MA — Four-year follow-up of the Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair Study II (EVEREST II) show no differences in the primary end point between the MitraClip (Abbott) procedure and surgery ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Abbott's recent recall of its new $30,000 heart valve repair device called the MitraClip led to an intensive educational campaign to retrain surgeons in proper implantation techniques. The speedy ...

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