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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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Abbott Vascular has announced today that its first-in-class, catheter-based MitraClip device has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with mitral regurgitation. Perspective from ...

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.

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved what is now the third generation of the MitraClip system for transcatheter-based mitral valve repair, Abbott Vascular announced in a news release ...

Medicare reimbursement for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) was extended to include secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation resulting from heart failure, according to a revised National ...

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 ...