Hospitals that perform a larger number of transcatheter mitral valve repairs (TMVRs) with the MitraClip (Abbott) have significantly better procedural success, as well as shorter procedural times 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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Operators who have performed more transcatheter mitral valve repairs (TMVRs) with the MitraClip (Abbott) are able to get better procedural results, according to data from the Society ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Greater operator experience with transcatheter mitral valve repair using the MitraClip was associated with improvements in procedural success, time and complications, according to new ...

In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device — “a Class I recall, the most serious type,” the FDA said. “Use of this device may cause serious injuries or death ...

SAN DIEGO -- Percutaneous repair of the mitral valve improved key outcomes in moderate-to-severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation for heart failure patients who had exhausted pharmaceutical options, ...

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, ...

The interventional cardiology team recently conducted the first clinical procedure in Canada using the MitraClip system, which is designed to treat patients suffering from mitral valve failure, a very ...

NEW ORLEANS — To much acclaim, the COAPT trial demonstrated that use of the MitraClip (Abbott) in a very sick population with symptomatic (heart failure (HF) and secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) ...

Montréal -- The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently conducted the first clinical procedure in Canada using the MitraClip system, which is designed to treat ...