To make sure this medicine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have: 1  heart disease, high blood pressure; 2  epilepsy or other seizure disorder; 3  liver disease; 4  narrow-angle glaucoma; 5  diabetes (or ketoacidosis); 6  thyroid disorder; or. 7  bladder obstruction or other urination problems.
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.
Mitral valve is one of the valves of the heart, whose function is to keep the blood flowing in one direction through the left side of the heart and to prevent backflow of blood when the heart contracts. Itâs named for its shape, which resembles a tall bishopâs hat called a miter.