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For
years, the standard fix for heart patients
with a leaky mitral valve, the part of
the heart that regulates blood flow between
the upper and lower chambers of the heart's
left side —
the main pumping chambers that send oxygen-rich
red blood to limbs and organs —
has been open-heart surgery
with the patient on a bypass machine.
Now, heart patients at the University
of Virginia Health System have a new,
less invasive, option
to get a leaky valve fixed. The Health
System is part of a national, randomized
clinical trial of a tiny, permanent,
implanted device made out of titanium
called the MitraClip, which ‘clips'
the leaky halves of the mitral valve
together without major surgery. Full
story.
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The
Virginia Film Society brings to Charlottesville
audiences the talented producing team,
director Adam Watstein and producer Jennifer
Lyne, who
will
present
their first two
features: “Off the Hook” tomorrow
and “Loudmouth
Soup” (above) on Wednesday. Both
performances begin at 7 p.m. at Vinegar
Hill
Theatre. Admissions
is $8 to the public and free to film
society members. The
event is co-sponsored by the Virginia
Film
Festival
and the
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities,
with the support of the Omni Hotel in
Charlottesville. Full
story.
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