The hole causes oxygen - rich blood to leak from the left side of the heart to the right side. (aboutkidshealth.ca)
The procedure involving the MitraClip device repairs a valve between the upper and lower chambers of the left side of the heart, called the mitral valve. (sciencedaily.com)
Women who never gave birth were found to be at an increased risk for diastolic heart failure, a type of heart failure where the left side of the heart does not relax as well as it should. (sciencedaily.com)