Interventional cardiologist Michael Martinelli, M.D., of Albany Associates in Cardiology, discussed transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip therapy on WNYT’s Health Beat with Benita Zahn.
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The interventional cardiology team at St. Peter’s Health Partners is now performing transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip therapy to treat mitral regurgitation. […]
For patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery to repair a leaky mitral valve, MitraClip therapy is a new option. […]
The WATCHMAN is an implant, roughly the size of a quarter, which offers patients at risk for a stroke a new outlook at life. […]
St. Peter’s Hospital is now offering the WATCHMAN device to patients with atrial fibrillation not caused by a valve problem. The device helps prevent stroke in at-risk patients and is an alternative to blood thinners. […]
For some individuals suffering with GERD, a new drug-free, minimally invasive procedure called LINX may offer relief. […]
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