TEMECULA – Southwest Healthcare Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH) is proud to announce the successful completion of its first MitraClip procedure, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to providing high quality cardiac care to the community.
The MitraClip procedure, a minimally invasive treatment for mitral valve regurgitation, offers new hope to patients who are not suitable candidates for open-heart surgery. Mitral valve regurgitation, a condition where the heart's mitral valve does not close tightly, allows blood to flow backward in the heart, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and irregular heartbeats.
The first procedure at Temecula Valley Hospital was performed by Dr. Niraj Parekh, a leading interventional cardiologist with extensive experience in str
