University Of Virginia Health System Tests New Device For Mitral Valve Disease

... For years, the standard of care for mitral valve leakage has been open-heart surgery with the patient on a bypass machine. Now, heart patients at the UVa Health System have a new, less invasive, option to get a leaky valve fixed. The UVa Health System is part of a national, randomized clinical trial of a tiny, permanent, implanted device made out of titanium called the MitraClip, which 'clips' the leaky halves of the mitral valve together without major surgery. ...