What is the treatment of mitral regurgitation?

Medication doesn’t slow mitral regurgitation down. Your cardiologist will monitor it with echocardiograms to see if it’s mild or moderate. For severe cases, open heart surgery may be necessary. Repairing the valve is common, but sometimes, it needs replacement. Discuss options with your surgeon, including minimally invasive techniques. A non-surgical alternative is MitraClip, a procedure for those unsuitable for surgery. It involves placing a clip in the valve through a vein in the groin.