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Treatment/Procedure: MitraClip

Also called: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair

MitraClip transcatheter mitral valve repair is used for the treatment of severe mitral valve regurgitation in patients who are high-risk for open-heart surgery. Mitral valve regurgitation happens when blood flows backward through the mitral valve in your heart because it doesn’t close tightly.

The procedure is completed under general anesthesia. The mitral valve is accessed by placing a catheter in a vein in the patient’s leg. The valve is then repaired using a small implanted clip that pinches the two leaflets of the mitral valve together. This lowers the amount of blood that flows back through the valve. When the backflow of blood is decreased, symptoms are improved. It also leads to lower mortality and fewer hospitalizations for heart failure. Patients are usually sent home after one to three days in the hospital for recovery and observation.

To determine if a MitraClip procedure is appropriate, patients at UAMS Health are evaluated by a team that includes their interventional cardiologist, cardiothoracic surgeon and heart failure cardiologist. Evaluation for MitraClip also includes a coronary angiogram within 1-2 years and a trans-esophageal echo (TEE).

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Providers Performing MitraClip

Note that every provider listed below may not perform or prescribe MitraClip for all conditions related to it. Review each provider for availability.

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Jay K. Bhama, M.D.

Jay K. Bhama, M.D. Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Gaurav Dhar, M.D.

Gaurav Dhar, M.D. Interventional Cardiologist

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Locations Providing MitraClip

Note that MitraClip may not be performed at every location listed below. The list may include locations where the treatment plan is developed during and after a patient visit.

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Exterior of Outpatient Center

Heart Center

4110 Outpatient Circle
Outpatient Center
Suite 2H
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-5311
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Areas of Expertise for MitraClip

doctor using stethoscope to exam patient heart

Adult Heart Care

Trust your heart to the expert cardiologists, interventional cardiologists and heart surgeons here at UAMS. Your heart is safe in their expert hands.

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Cardiac Electrophysiology (Part of Adult Heart Care)

The heart is one of the body's most unique muscles. Always pumping, it keeps a steady pace and does its duty of supplying blood to muscles, organs, and tissues.

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Cardiothoracic Surgery (Part of Adult Heart Care)

Commonly called open-heart surgery, cardiothoracic surgery focuses on the heart, blood vessels, heart valves, esophagus, and lungs.

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Interventional Cardiology (Part of Adult Heart Care)

UAMS Health's interventional cardiology specialists are the experts in diagnosing heart issues and clearing clogged arteries.

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Structural Heart Care (Part of Adult Heart Care)

When the issue is a heart valve problem or a hole in the heart, this can be solved by our structural heart disease specialists.

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Request an appointment by contacting a clinic directly or by calling the UAMS Health appointment line at (501) 686-8000.

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