The MitraClip system has been commercially available in Europe since 2008 and was approved in the U.S. in 2013 for primary MR patients. In March 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved MitraClip for secondary MR patients based on results from the landmark COAPTTM (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation) Trial, which investigated MitraClip for treating secondary MR. COAPT showed a 47 percent relative reduction in hospitalizations and a 38 percent relative reduction in mortality for secondary MR patients. Both primary and secondary MR patients may benefit from MitraClip therapy based on this expanded indication for MitraClip.
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