welcomes you to the new, improved website!This multicenter study evaluated the efficacy of medical therapy plus transcatheter valve repair (MitraClip) to medical therapy alone for heart failure accompanied by secondary moderate to severe mitral regurgitation. The device group experienced significantly fewer hospitalizations and lower mortality at 24 months follow-up.
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Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients With Heart Failure
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine
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Author(s): Gregg W. Stone, JoAnn Lindenfeld, William T. Abraham, Saibal Kar, D. Scott Lim, Jacob M. Mishell, Brian Whisenant, Paul A. Grayburn, Michael Rinaldi, Samir R. Kapadia, Vivek Rajagopal, Ian J. Sarembock, Andreas Brieke, Steven O. Marx, David J. Cohen, Neil J. Weissman, and Michael J. Mack for the COAPT Investigators
