Cardiac Intervention

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip Implantation)

A catheter-based clip procedure that repairs a leaking mitral valve edge-to-edge without open-heart surgery.

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Procedure Catheter-based intervention

Hospital Stay Depends on recovery

Recovery Generally faster

Suitability After specialist evaluation

Overview

Understanding Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip Implantation)

What is MitraClip Implantation?

MitraClip is a transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) technology used to treat severe mitral regurgitation — a condition in which the mitral valve leaflets fail to close properly, allowing blood to leak backwards into the lungs. Instead of replacing the valve, a small clip is used to grasp and join the tips of the two mitral valve leaflets, creating a double-orifice valve that significantly reduces the leak while preserving the patient's own valve tissue.

Who Needs a MitraClip Procedure?

Patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (degenerative or functional)
Patients with heart failure and significant mitral valve leak despite optimal medication
Patients considered high-risk or inoperable for conventional mitral valve surgery

How is the MitraClip Procedure Performed?

The procedure is performed under general anaesthesia with continuous transoesophageal echocardiography guidance. A catheter is introduced through the femoral vein and advanced across the atrial septum into the left atrium. The clip is then positioned precisely at the site of the leak and closed to grasp both mitral leaflets, immediately reducing the regurgitant flow, which is confirmed on live imaging before the clip is released.

Benefits of MitraClip

No open-heart surgery or heart-lung bypass required
Significant and immediate reduction in mitral regurgitation
Improved symptoms of breathlessness and reduced hospitalisation for heart failure
Short hospital stay, usually two to three days

Recovery After MitraClip

Most patients experience noticeable symptomatic relief within days. Regular echocardiographic follow-up and continued heart failure medication remain important for long-term benefit.

Why Choose Dr. Prashant Dwivedi for MitraClip in Jaipur?

Dr. Prashant Dwivedi is one of the very few cardiologists in India trained and experienced in MitraClip and TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, offering this life-changing therapy to eligible patients in Jaipur.

Treatment suitability is confirmed only after clinical examination, cardiac imaging and detailed assessment by the specialist.

Treatment Journey

How the intervention is planned

Every procedure is planned according to the patient’s heart anatomy, symptoms and overall medical condition.

Detailed Evaluation

Transoesophageal echocardiography maps the exact site and mechanism of the mitral valve leak.

Heart Team Planning

The clip strategy and access route are planned based on detailed valve imaging.

Clip Positioning and Deployment

The clip is guided to the leak site and closed to grasp both mitral leaflets, reducing regurgitation.

Monitoring and Recovery

Heart function is monitored closely, with most patients discharged in two to three days.

Long-Term Follow-up

Echocardiography and heart failure medication review support sustained benefit.

Cardiac Specialist

Dr. Prashant Dwivedi

Interventional and Structural Heart Cardiologist

Dr. Prashant Dwivedi has extensive experience in structural heart interventions, combining detailed imaging, careful procedural planning, international training and personalised patient care.

Structural Heart Expertise Advanced Cardiac Imaging Patient-Centred Care

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip Implantation)

General information to help patients understand the intervention and treatment process.

MitraClip is used to treat severe mitral regurgitation by clipping the mitral valve leaflets together, reducing the backward leak of blood without the need for open-heart surgery.

MitraClip provides durable, long-term reduction in mitral regurgitation for most patients, though ongoing follow-up with echocardiography and heart failure medication remains important for sustained benefit.

Most patients stay in hospital for two to three days after the MitraClip procedure, with close monitoring of heart function before discharge.

Yes. MitraClip is specifically designed for patients who are considered high-risk or unsuitable for open mitral valve surgery, including elderly patients and those with multiple co-existing illnesses.

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