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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter mitral valve repair improved clinical outcomes in patients with HF across all quartiles of mitral ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abbott Laboratories ABT recently announced FDA approval for its latest version of MitraClip heart valve repair device to treat mitral regurgitation (MR). With the approval for the fourth-generation ...

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, ...