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 ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It’s been a long time since Ernie Hoffman, an 86-year-old Mesquite, Nevada resident, could climb a flight of stairs without pausing midway to catch his breath; or even eat a regular meal without ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A tiny heart clip that can fix a leaky heart valve and save hundreds of thousands of lives appears to be a game-changer for heart failure patients. The clip is for a failing ...

Our multidisciplinary cardiovascular team collaborates on mitral valve repair, transcatheter technologies, mitral valve replacement, and follow-up treatment so patients can get all their care for ...

PARIS, France—Early data on 2 different catheter-based mitral valve therapies were presented in the same Hot Line session at EuroPCR on May 21, 2014. Francesco Maisano, MD, of University Hospital ...