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.
The mitral valve regulates the flow of oxygen rich blood from the lungs to pass from the left atrium to the left ventricle.There are two main diseases or malfunctions of heart valves: regurgitation (valve does not close tightly) and stenosis (valve does not open fully).itral Valve Regurgitation, Stenosis, and Prolapse. The mitral valve is referred to as atrioventricular valves because it is located between the left atria and the left ventricle.