Patient will be placed under general anesthesia. An endotracheal tube will be inserted into the patient’s windpipe and connected to a ventilator to assist the patient’s breathing. Another probe will ...

Valvular heart disease is a form of heart disease that occurs when one or more of the heart’s four valves don’t function properly. Valve replacement surgery may be an option if the valves of your ...

Their findings on the condition called degenerative mitral regurgitation were published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), representing the largest study to ...

Your mitral valve is one of the four major valves in your heart. It helps blood flow through your heart and out to the rest of your body. When this valve isn’t working correctly, it puts stress on ...

Bioprosthetic valves lasts about 10-15 years. These are usually obtained from animals or human organ donors. Tissue valves seem to improve the patient’s hemodynamics, but tend to stiffen in 10-15 ...