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  2. MitraClip - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Mitral valve repair - Wikipedia

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    The development of the heart-lung machine in the 1950s paved the way for replacement of the mitral valve with an artificial valve in the 1960s. For decades after, mitral valve replacement was the only surgical option for patients with a severely diseased mitral valve. However, there are some significant downsides to a prosthetic mitral valve ...

  4. Mitral regurgitation - Wikipedia

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    Mitral regurgitation, also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence, is the backward flow of blood from the left ventricle, through the mitral valve, and into the left atrium, when the left ventricle contracts, resulting in a systolic murmur radiating to the left armpit. [5] [3]

  5. Mitral valve annuloplasty - Wikipedia

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    Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of mitral valve dysfunction. Today more than 2.5 million Americans are estimated to be affected by mitral regurgitation. This number is expected to double by the year 2030. Every year, 300,000 people worldwide undergo open heart surgery for mitral valve repair, 44,000 people in the US alone. [1]

  6. Mitral valve replacement - Wikipedia

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    Mitral valve replacement is a procedure whereby the diseased mitral valve of a patient's heart is replaced by either a mechanical or tissue (bioprosthetic) valve. The mitral valve may need to be replaced because: [citation needed] The valve is leaky (mitral valve regurgitation) The valve is narrowed and doesn't open properly (mitral valve stenosis)

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    Trump will probably make a show of eviscerating Biden’s climate plans while rebranding some of them as his own. Markets, in the end, may move in more or less the same direction.

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    It shows 1,000 of Vivienne Westwood's designs over the decades, making a perfect coffee table book for any home. $72 at Amazon. YETI. YETI Boomer 4, Stainless Steel, Non-Slip Dog Bowl.

  9. Regurgitation (circulation) - Wikipedia

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    Mitral regurgitation: the backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to insufficiency of the mitral valve; it may be acute or chronic, and is usually due to mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease, or a complication of cardiac dilatation. See also Mitral regurgitation.