| MitraClip | |
|---|---|
 Chest radiograph showing two MitraClips projecting over the heart. | |
| Specialty | cardiology |
MitraClip (mitral clip) is a medical device used to treat mitral valve regurgitation for individuals who should not have open-heart surgery. It is implanted via a tri-axial transcatheter technique and involves suturing together the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflets.[1]
- ^ Wan B, Rahnavardi M, Tian DH, Phan K, Munkholm-Larsen S, Bannon PG, Yan TD (November 2013). "A meta-analysis of MitraClip system versus surgery for treatment of severe mitral regurgitation". Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2 (6): 683–92. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2013.11.02. PMC 3857006. PMID 24349969.