“Our goal is to treat more patients with mitral regurgitation”

Patrick M McCarthy Last month, Abbott announced that that the FDA has approved a new trial—REPAIR MR—to evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip) for the management of patients with primary mitral regurgitation at moderate surgical risk. Currently, in both Europe and the USA, MitraClip has market approval for [...]