A new, retrospective study trying to tease out the benefits of MitraClip procedures according to the etiology of mitral regurgitation (MR) hints that, compared with conservative management, ...
MitraClip, a catheter-delivered device, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of patients with significant symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation who are ...
January 6, 2012 (London, United Kingdom) — Results from the high-surgical-risk arm of the EVEREST II trial with the percutaneous MitraClip (Abbott) device, suggesting reduced mitral regurgitation and ...
The MitraClip device yielded low rates of in-hospital mortality rates and procedural complications in a cohort of patients in Germany, according to recent findings. The researchers culled data from ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter mitral valve repair improved outcomes and symptoms in patients with moderate to severe mitral ...
SAN DIEGO -- Percutaneous repair of the mitral valve improved key outcomes in moderate-to-severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation for heart failure patients who had exhausted pharmaceutical options, ...
Technology in medicine changes so quickly. As doctors put those new techniques to use, some stand out as things that will soon become the norm. In this month’s MedWatch, we learn about a heart ...
Medical researchers demonstrate that the percutaneous catheter-based MitraClip treatment improves symptoms and promotes reverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with mitral regurgitation ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A special clip that looks like a miniature clothespin is helping turn lives around. This is a treatment for people who have a heart valve problem that causes fatigue and ...
AUSTIN -- Imagine struggling to breathe and getting worse every day. Four million Americans suffer from a condition called mitral valve regurgitation which causes blood to flow backward in the heart.
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, ...
A study from Abbott found that employing its cardiac valve repair implant during earlier phases of heart failure—when a patient’s leaky mitral valve is still considered to be functional—could lead to ...
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