The mitral valve clip, which is marketed in the U.S. as the MitraClip, is a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative used to repair a damaged mitral heart valve. The mitral valve clip procedure ...

SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Over 85 million individuals in the U.S. currently suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Among that number, those 75 years old and above are at the ...

Cardiologist/Sherpa Dr Ted Feldman (Evanston Hospital, IL) presented the EVEREST II data, a study comparing a percutaneous approach to standard surgical repair for mitral-valve leak. EVEREST is a ...

The results were presented here during the opening late-breaking clinical-trials session of the American College of Cardiology 2010 Scientific Sessions/i2 Summit. "The MitraClip procedure is an ...

Mr. Kim (82 years old, male), diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, had already undergone two heart surgeries but was admitted to the intensive care unit of a nearby hospital due to severe ...

SEATTLE, Wa. - After facing a life-threatening heart condition, Arlington Carter has only one thing on his mind right now: his next tee time. “I was out to the golf course this morning, swinging for ...

Secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) can be a serious complication of heart failure — in a recent study, two-thirds of the people who were taking the maximum recommended doses of drugs for severe forms ...

In May, one of Joe Minker’s heart valves was failing. For him, the standard treatment – open-heart surgery to repair or replace the valve – was a riskier-than-usual option. Fortunately, a new ...

A percutaneous mitral valve clip designed to stop mitral valve regurgitation demonstrated clinical benefit as measured by the degree of mitral regurgitation, according to a study presented at the 22nd ...

Abbott Vascular’s Ferolyn Powell talks about the company’s MitraClip technology, which is used to treat a common heart valve condition called mitral regurgitation. The MitraClip device is designed to ...

A new clip helps older patients with mitral valve prolaspe and who are not strong enough for open surgery. The new minimally-invasive catheter-based procedure involves a half-inch long clip called the ...