In valve repair surgery, also called valvuloplasty, the surgeon repairs the defective valve by sewing the edges together. For many patients, heart valve repair is preferable to replacement because ...

Conclusions Routine follow-up and echocardiogram of patients after a valve replacement surgery are associated with a low yield for abnormal findings, with most problems occurred after 7 years of ...

Conditions that may require you to have valve replacement include valve stenosis and regurgitation. Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center offers a team approach to heart valve surgery, which means each ...

He visited another hospital, where he was told he needed a heart valve replacement. However, doctors there did not feel comfortable doing surgery on a Jehovah’s Witness patient ... 6 doses of ...