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- In a first for Asia, four back-to-back MitraClip procedures were successfully performed in a single day at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
- It surpassed Japan where MitraClip procedures were performed on three patients in a single day.
- The minimally invasive method used in MitraClip therapy allows repair of a leaking mitral valve without open heart surgery.
- It is a lifesaver for patients at high surgical risk.
- Apollo Hospitals is at the forefront of making the MitraClip available.
- MitraClip becomes the standard of care for patients with heart failure showing no improvement with medicines.
- MitraClip is a revolutionary device.
- It was introduced in the country just three years ago.
- It provides a non-surgical alternative to treat patients with mitral valve leaks (mitral regurgitation), which can lead to cardiac failure.
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