Melanie Kapphahn-Bergs, RN, MSN, CCDS

Melanie is a key member on the Joseph F. Novogratz Family Heart Rhythm Center team. With over 20 years of nursing experience, she has been with the Minneapolis Heart Institute’s Pacemaker & Defibrillator Clinic since 2015. While there, Melanie played an instrumental role in the development and implementation of several implantable cardiac device related policies at Abbott Northwestern Holmes Heart Hospital. She is a board-certified cardiac device specialist (CCDS) with a master’s degree in nursing informatics. Melanie also brings unique expertise in making data accessible and actionable for clinicians and researchers.

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Research Milestone: FDA approves device used as alternative to open-heart

We are honored to celebrate the culmination of years of research that has resulted in new technologies for patients! In the few last weeks, we announced a similar research milestone with the FDA approval of the TriClip system for tricuspid regurgitation. We celebrated this important milestone with local media KSTP-TV, who spotlighted the importance of this new technology. We were proud to be a leading clinical site led by Global PI Dr. Paul Sorajja and the MHIF research team who contributed significant data to the pivotal trial.