Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty devices, both indirect and direct approaches, are under development, but early results are mixed. The MitraClip® is a device that simulates the Alfieri repair ...

Another percutaneous approach under study was ... this they also are trying to develop new technologies for doing mitral annuloplasty. I just talked with Prof. Alain Carpentier this morning ...

In summary, promising results from the AMADEUS phase I trial indicate that the Carillon mitral annuloplasty device represents an exciting new percutaneous therapy for the treatment of FMR.

Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty is a procedure used to dilate the mitral valve in the setting of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. A catheter is inserted into the femoral vein ...