Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
Are you ready for some very interesting heart valve surgery trivia?
The question for today is, “When was the first successful mitral valve repair surgery?”
Your multiple choice answers are:
A. 1935
B. 1948
C. 1955
D. 1968
E. 1971
Scroll down below the mitral valve repair diagram for the answer.
According to G. Wayne Miller, in King Of Hearts: The True Story Of [...]
I recently met Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo, a cardiac surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Although it was our first time chatting, I really enjoyed learning about Dr. Ciuffo’s practice which specializes in minimally-invasive heart valve surgery and, at times, bloodless surgery.
Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo
During our conversation, Dr. Ciuffo mentioned an article he just [...]
In connection with the launch of our Heart Valve Surgeon Database, we are going to feature one special heart valve surgeon each month.
In the past, we have featured Dr. Starnes, Dr. Adams and Dr. Roselli. With February coming up, you have an opportunity to nominate your surgeon as the “Heart Valve Surgeon Of The Month”.
To [...]
This is pretty neat…
One day, out of nowhere, I received a call from Lindsay Clark, Director of Health Programs, of the Alliance for Aging Research. If you didn’t know, the Alliance for Aging Research is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and accelerating medical discoveries.
It turns out that Lindsay’s team is currently working on some [...]
Two weeks ago, we introduced a unique website feature known as Heart Valve Journals. I’m very happy to report that the number of new journals launched – by patients and caregivers – has soared!
One of the most active patients within this new community is Duane Hunt from Winter Haven, Florida. Not only is Duane active, [...]