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, 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 ...

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 ...

About 1 in 15 people over the age of 65 have mitral valve prolapse, which can become life-threatening. People with the condition now have a non-surgical option that can restore proper blood flow.

Seattle-based UW Medicine Heart Institute cardiologist performed a first-of-its-kind procedure — retrieving and replacing a clip device from a patient’s mitral valve with only a catheter. Previously, ...

(WNDU) - Over 85 million people in the U.S. currently suffer from some form of heart disease. Some of them are older than 75, meaning if they have to go under the knife, they could be at a higher risk ...

TUPELO — Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be ...

First results from the long-running CUTTING-EDGE registry provide insights into the reasons for mitral valve surgery following transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), the types of surgeries ...

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 FRANCISCO -- Transcatheter and surgical mitral valve procedures alike demonstrated a learning curve in studies reported here that some said has implications for the organization of these services ...

A keyhole surgery procedure for mitral valve disease has been rolled out across the NHS this week after a decade-long delay due to funding struggles. The procedure, trans-catheter edge-to-edge repair ...