Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter mitral valve repair improved outcomes and symptoms in patients with moderate to severe mitral ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A special clip that looks like a miniature clothespin is helping turn lives around. This is a treatment for people who have a heart valve problem that causes fatigue and ...
PARIS, France—Two studies presented at EuroPCR 2019 provide some reassurances that the newer-generation MitraClip XTR (Abbott), which features longer arms for grasping and increased maneuverability, ...
Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. A study meant to serve as a ...
On February 15, FDA announced that Abbott Vascular has received nine reports of its MitraClip delivery system failing to detach from the Clip, which resulted in the death of one patient and open-heart ...
The US Food and Drug Administration and Abbott are warning physicians about the potential for clip lock malfunctions with MitraClip G4 and MitraClip NTR/XTR devices. The incidents have been observed ...
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 ...
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 ...
Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ABT recently presented late-breaking data from the Landmark COAPT trial for MitraClip, demonstrating the long-term benefits of the device in patients fighting heart failure.