A 78-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation has successfully undergone the MitraClip procedure, marking a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 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.

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

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 ...

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