Worldwide and European interest in the MitraClip: a Google Trends-based analysis

Aims The use of MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California, USA) for the treatment of severe functional mitral valve regurgitation (FMR) has drastically increased over recent years. We analysed the Worldwide and European interest on the MitraClip among Internet users performing a Google Trends-based analysis. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis extracting the data from the cited Google Trends (https://trends.google.com) to explore both the worldwide and European interest in the MitraClip over recent years. Specifically, Google Trends was queried from 1 January 2008 to 31 September 2019 using the item ‘MitraClip’. Results Over the study period, the worldwide interest in the MitraClip steadily increased by 47.7% per month (Ptrend 
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Cardiovascular interventions Source Type: research