A floppy or leaky mitral valve is an underappreciated disease that can be effectively repaired by mitral valve surgeons in specialized centers. Patients generally experience significant improvement in symptoms after surgery and should expect a near normal life expectancy.
Robotic surgery is surgery in which a surgeon controls surgical instruments attached to robotic arms.
A heart valve replacement is a procedure to replace or repair valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. Learn more about this procedure.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure in which the aortic valve is replaced. Learn about this procedure.
Heart surgeries are procedures to treat severe heart conditions. Learn more about these procedures.
A surgical procedure used to treat people with aortic valve disease.
Heart surgery for heart failure helps repair a variety of heart conditions and disorders.
A “redo“ of a previous heart surgery that corrects heart problems that have developed since the surgery.
Condition in which the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the usual three.
Aortic valve disease is a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve does not work properly. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.