Can Mitral Valve Disease and Atrial Fibrillation Be Treated Without Open Heart Surgery?

If you have mitral regurgitation (a leaky mitral valve) and atrial fibrillation (AFib), is it possible to treat both conditions without open-heart surgery? What minimally-invasive options exist, and in what order are they typically done? To answer these important questions, HeartValveSurgery.com founder Adam Pick spoke with Dr. Aakriti Gupta, Interventional Cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California. (Video posted on February 2, 2026)