Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 03/14/2010 - 06:23

ATLANTA (AP) -- Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery.

A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday....

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