New Leaky Heart Valve treatment

[jeffsimon]

This item looks very interesting!

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[Kaz747]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I have a mildly leaking Mitral Valve which the cardiologist says is nothing to worry about but if it gets worse when I get older it’s good to see innovations that may help if needed.

[jeanjeannie50]

Fascinating film to watch in this report! Thanks for sharing.

[ILowe]

It is the MitraClip, which has been in the pipeline for many years. Google this, there are over 200,000 hits. Still, it was new to me.

The Mail article referred to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the top journals, so must be taken seriously.

nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/N...

It is open access, and not too difficult to read. Here are the conclusions:

In conclusion, among patients with heart failure and moderate-to-severe or severe secondary mitral regurgitation who remained symptomatic despite the use of maximal doses of guideline-directed medical therapy, transcatheter mitral-valve repair resulted in a lower rate of hospitalization for heart failure, lower mortality, and better quality of life and functional capacity within 24 months of follow-up than medical therapy alone, and the prespecified goal for freedom from device-related complications was met.

it is certainly another treatment worth watching.