Mayo Clinic Valvular Heart Disease Clinic offers MitraClip
Patient experience with the MitraClip device, which fixes the anterior and posterior mitral leaflets together under transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) guidance to treat mitral regurgitation, has been favorable, with minimal access site discomfort and rapid recovery.
Mayo specialists implant dime-sized leadless pacing devices
The Nanostim leadless pacemaker and the Micra transcatheter pacing system are implanted directly into the right ventricular apex.
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Mayo Clinic Cardiology Update at South Beach: A Focus on Prevention
Jan. 7-10, 2015, in Miami
This course focuses on the prevention of coronary disease, stroke and sudden death. Topics include common risk stratification tools, guidelines for lipid management and hypertension, relevant evidence in stroke prevention, and critical steps for risk stratification among athletes.
Arrhythmias & the Heart: A Cardiovascular Update
Feb. 2-6, 2015, in Kauai, Hawaii
Topics include new drugs, ablation, stroke prevention and closure devices for patients with atrial fibrillation; ECG pearls for clinical practice; drugs, devices and remote monitoring for patients with heart failure; long QT syndrome; and medications, interventions and devices for patients with hypertension.
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