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 ...

In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves. Among its inventors was Mehmet Oz, the former television personality and former U.S. Senate candidate widely known as "Dr.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — A novel mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair system was noninferior to an existing system in ...

BOSTON, MA—(UPDATED) Patients with severe symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) ineligible for surgery fare just as well when treated with the Pascal device (Edwards Lifesciences) as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter mitral valve repair improved outcomes and symptoms in patients with moderate to severe mitral ...

NEW YORK, NY—More postmarket registry data confirm the safety and efficacy of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) with MitraClip (Abbott) in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation ...

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Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ABT recently presented late-breaking data from the Landmark COAPT trial for MitraClip, demonstrating the long-term benefits of the device in patients fighting heart failure.

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) ...

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 ...

Americans rely on the Food and Drug Administration to make sure that medical devices are safe. Reporting by KFF Health News has raised questions about how the FDA has dealt with some products, ...

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 ...