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 ...

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 ...

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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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As Mrs Doubtfire famously said in that funniest of Robin Williams movies, "Hold on, dear . . . help is on the way!" The same can be said to our patients with mitral-valve leak who are failing medical ...

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Patients with maintained sinus rhythm experienced a lower adverse event rate with apixaban plus aspirin vs. single or dual antiplatelet therapy at 30 days after percutaneous repair of severe mitral ...

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, home to the region’s only structural heart program, continues to bring innovative techniques for treating life-threatening heart disorders to patients in the Big Bend ...

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 ...

The mitral valve separates the heart’s left atrium (upper chamber) from the left ventricle (lower chamber), and has two leaflets that open and close like saloon doors. When the leaflets are open, ...