Variables related to the degree of either mitral regurgitation (MR) or mitral stenosis can serve as predictors of overall procedural failure when selecting high-risk patients for MitraClip ...

Long-axis view on TEE. PML = posterior mitral leaflet, AML = anterior mitral leaflet (Photo Credit: Hannes Alessandrini) As MitraClip procedures continue to expand as an option for nonsurgical ...

A 58-year-old Iraqi man, Hadi Mustafa Hamad, underwent a revolutionary heart procedure at Paras Health Gurugram, which ...

The MitraClip is implanted in a percutaneous procedure that is performed using both fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance. First, femoral venous access is obtained via standard percutaneous ...

Mary York's heart broke when she heard her husband of 65 years say he didn't want to live anymore. However, physicians were able to repair his heart -- and ultimately hers, too -- when her husband ...

Dr. Peter H. Gott, a retired physician, can be reached via his website, www.AskDrGottMD.com. DEAR DR. GOTT: I learned I had mitral-valve prolapse (MVP) about 40 years ago and have had it monitored ...

SAN DIEGO — Patients with HF with moderate to severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation who underwent transcatheter mitral valve repair reduced the risk for HF hospitalization and mortality ...

BOSTON, MA — Four-year follow-up of the Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair Study II (EVEREST II) show no differences in the primary end point between the MitraClip (Abbott) procedure and surgery ...

SAN DIEGO — You don’t see a whole lot of senior citizens cruising around San Diego on inline skates, let alone setting racing records in national competitions. 78-year-old Roger Olson was making ...

NEW DELHI: Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals group on Tuesday highlighted the importance of minimally invasive MitraClip therapy and termed it to be a lifesaver for patients at high surgical risk ...

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The patient, identified as Hadi Mustafa Hamad, was suffering from unstable blood pressure and declining kidney function for ...