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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, IL—An analysis of patients treated with the MitraClip since its US approval in 2013 suggests that certain subtypes of both degenerative and functional mitral regurgitation (MR) may be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Global health care major Abbott Laboratories ABT recently presented one-year positive outcomes from the study of the MitraClip system in transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) procedures in the U.S.

The Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare ("MHLW") in Japan granted national reimbursement to Abbott 's ABT MitraClip therapy. The move is likely to improve the company's Structural Heart business.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...