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COAPT Trial.

Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation trial. Demonstrated significant benefit of MitraClip over medical therapy alone in select heart failure patients.

Definition

What is coapt trial?

Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation trial. Demonstrated significant benefit of MitraClip over medical therapy alone in select heart failure patients.

Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

MitraClip
A catheter-based device used to treat mitral regurgitation without open-heart surgery. A small cl...
Mitral Regurgitation
A condition in which the mitral valve does not close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward int...
Heart Failure
A chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body's ne...
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