MitraClip procedure at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

The MitraClip allows patients at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital -- or SLU Hospital - to avoid open heart surgery for mitral stenosis. In a procedure called “percutaneous mitral valve repair,” SLUCare physicians non-surgically thread a catheter from the leg, to the heart and place a “clip” to eliminate the backflow of blood from the stenosis. It does not require the open incision in the chest traditionally needed to repair the valve. For more about the procedure, visit https://www.ssmhealth.com/heart-vascu...