TCTMD

Better Outcomes, Fewer Complications Among Higher-Volume MitraClip Sites

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 ...
MedPage Today

MitraClip-Like Procedure Promising for Tricuspid Regurgitation

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UUHC Health Feed

New Hope For Heart Failure: MitraClip

A little device is about to make a big difference in millions of lives. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the valve that separates the main pumping chamber of the heart from the lungs is unable to ...
Healio

Apixaban plus aspirin may be beneficial after MitraClip implantation

Patients with maintained sinus rhythm experienced a lower adverse event rate with apixaban plus aspirin vs. single or dual antiplatelet therapy at 30 days after percutaneous repair of severe mitral ...
CBS News 8

Heart procedure keeps 78-year-old inline skater moving, trial underway in San Diego to make it more accessible

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 ...
Medscape

Mitral Valve Repair With the MitraClip®

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 ...
MedPage Today

MitraClip for Functional MR: 'It's Never Too Late'

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Abbott MitraClip G4 Gets FDA Nod, Valve Repair Options Expand

Abbott Laboratories ABT recently announced FDA approval for its latest version of MitraClip heart valve repair device to treat mitral regurgitation (MR). With the approval for the fourth-generation ...
Medscape

FDA Warns of Clip Lock Malfunctions With MitraClip Devices

The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting healthcare providers about the potential for clip lock malfunctions with Abbott's MitraClip's delivery system. "These events appear to occur in ...
Government Executive

The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use

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 ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare research leads to improved outcomes for heart failure patients

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, home to the region’s only structural heart program, continues to bring innovative techniques for treating life-threatening heart disorders to patients in the Big Bend ...