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 ...

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 ...

[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 become the first health facility in Gauteng to successfully ...

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

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 ...