What is the purpose of a MitraClip?
MitraClip™ is a nonsurgical option for high-risk patients who need medical attention for mitral valve regurgitation or another mitral valve disease but are not candidates for mitral valve repair and replacement surgery. Using a catheter (a thin, flexible tube), your cardiologist places a clip on your mitral valve.
What is the MitraClip procedure?
The MitraClip procedure is a minimally invasive, catheter-based therapy with over 17+ years of clinical use. It is performed by multidisciplinary heart teams using venous access and real-time imaging (echocardiography and fluoroscopy), thereby avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass.
What are the indications for MitraClip?
The MitraClip™ G4 System is indicated for the percutaneous reduction of significant symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR ≥ 3+) due to primary abnormality of the mitral apparatus [degenerative MR] in patients who have been determined to be at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery by a heart team, which includes a …
What is MitraClip device?
The MitraClip device is delivered to the heart through a small incision in the blood vessel in the leg. The heart continues to beat during the procedure and does not require a heart-lung bypass machine, which is common for open heart surgery.
What does TMVR mean?
TMVR, also known as transcatheter mitral valve replacement is a way of replacing the mitral valve in the heart without the need for conventional open-heart surgery.
What is a clip in the heart?
What is a mitral valve clip? A mitral valve clip repairs your damaged mitral valve without the need for open-heart surgery. A small metal clip, about the size of a large staple, is attached to your mitral valve via a vein in your leg. The clip stays there permanently and helps your valve to function properly again.
What is a transapical approach?
A way to replace your aortic valve through a small incision in the chest between the ribs.
What is a tricuspid clip?
The TriClip procedure repairs the tricuspid valve without the need for open-heart surgery. The device is delivered to the heart through the femoral vein in the leg and works by clipping together a portion of the leaflets of the tricuspid valve to reduce the backflow of blood.
How long does a MitraClip last?
The first MitraClip® device was implanted in 2003 and laboratory testing supports durability of the device over a period of 15 years. Regular medical follow-up is essential to evaluate how the MitraClip® device is performing.
What is MitraClip™?
What is MitraClip™? MitraClip™ is a simple procedure to fix your mitral valve. During the procedure, doctors access the mitral valve with a thin tube (called a catheter) that is guided through a vein in your leg to reach your heart.
What’s new with Abbott’s MitraClip™ device?
At Abbott, we continue to innovate with the fourth-generation MitraClip™ device. MitraClip™ G4 features several enhancements that offer physicians more treatment options that can be tailored to a patients’ unique mitral valve anatomy.
What can happen to me during the MitraClip procedure?
What can happen to me during the MitraClip Procedure? As with most medical procedures, MitraClip placement has risks, including inappropriate device placement, device movement from its implanted site, and failed or difficult delivery or retrieval of the device once implanted.
Can I receive an MRI with MitraClip™?
However, you must inform your MRI facility and technician that you have a MitraClip™ device. After the procedure you will be given an implant card that describes what types of MRIs you will be able to recieve. If the test can be performed, they may need to make certain adjustments to ensure your safety.