The story of MitraClip, a device Dr. Oz helped invent to treat faulty heart valves, is a cautionary tale about the science, business and regulation of medical technology.

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 lifesaving, for ...

MitraClip® (Abbott Vascular, CA, USA), a new device for transcatheter mitral valve repair, which gained CE mark approval for use in Europe in 2008, is now approved in the USA for use in patients ...

In such complicated cases, the traditional open-heart surgery is usually the option, but the Mitraclip is a breakthrough innovative catheter-based technology with a less invasive approach that has ...

The Gauteng Health Department hailed this procedure as a "game changer," significantly advancing heart valve therapy in both ...

[48] Therefore, in the 'real-world' setting it does not appear that many 'straightforward' candidates for mitral valve surgery are being referred for MitraClip. Nonetheless, even in this very sick ...

The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has performed the first successful MitraClip implants on three State-funded patients in the province. The minimally invasive procedure ...

The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has performed the first successful MitraClip implants on three State-funded patients in the province. The minimally invasive procedure is ...

The procedure is designed for patients suffering from mitral regurgitation, a serious heart condition where the mitral valve leaks, allowing blood to flow backwards into the left atrium.

Navi Mumbai: A 78-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation has successfully undergone the MitraClip procedure, marking a significant advancement in minimally invasive heart care.

For the first time in Gauteng, the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital has successfully performed a cutting-edge ...