what are options to treat mitral valve
Patients with significant additional health problems are, however, often too high risk for open-heart surgery. Minimally Invasive, Nonsurgical Mitral Valve Repair. The MitraClip system is a minimally invasive approach to nonsurgically repair the mitral valve and treat mitral regurgitation. It consists of a delivery catheter (thin plastic tube) with a small clip at the end that is inserted through a small skin incision into a leg vein in the groin.