MitraClip
A minimally invasive catheter-based technology to treat mitral
regurgitation (leaky mitral valve)
Uses a small clip attached to the mitral valve leaflets to help it close more completely and Alternative to open-heart surgery for high-risk patients.
Who Needs ?
- Patients with severe mitral regurgitation
- Those at high risk for traditional open-heart surgery
- Patients with both primary (degenerative) and secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation
- Typically older patients or those with other health conditions
Procedure details:
- Performed in a catheterization lab under general anesthesia
- Catheter inserted through a vein in the groin and guided to the heart
- Clip is attached to mitral valve leaflets using imaging guidance
- Usually takes 1-3 hours
- Hospital stay of 1-3 days on average
Advantages
- Less invasive than open-heart surgery
- Faster recovery time
- Improvement in symptoms and quality of life for most patients
- Reduction in mitral regurgitation
- Decreased hospitalizations for heart failure
- Improved survival rates in some studies
Potential complications
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Stroke
- Clip detachment (rare)
- Residual mitral regurgitation
Long-term outcomes
- Studies show sustained improvements up to 5 years post-procedure
- 33% reduction in relative risk of mortality in some trials
- 51% reduction in heart failure hospitalizations
What PATIENTS SAYS !!
Vishal Saxena
Heart Patient
I am grateful to Dr Gautam Swaroop for the medical treatment provided to me during my stay at Sahara hospital,when we lost all hopes ...We believe our prayers was answered by competent,composed and caring Dr Gautam swaroop...
Ram Dev Maurya
Heart Patient
I am really happy to quote that generally doctors after doing surgery and operations...immediately after the operation there is poor accessibility of doctors but Dr gautam swaroop is always available for his patient 24*7
Bechan prasad mishra
Heart Patient
30 minutes after my heart attack I was rushed to Sahara hospital Dr. gautam swaroop put a Life saving stent immediately....and i am alive ....whenever I go and meet Dr. Gautam Swaroop for regular checkup I always feel I am in safe hands
Ranjan Kumar singh
Heart Patient
My patient was on ventilator because of heart attack. We were refused from all hospitals in Lucknow including LARI cardiology. We had lost hope. We admitted under Dr Gautam Swaroop. He did Angioplasty on ventilator and he saved my Father’s life. He has got miraculous hand.My whole family is thankful to him. He is next to God for us.
