Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
I just came across a fantastic email from Dr. Richard Schmidt which touches on the unique, patient process of healing. As you can read below, Dr. Schmidt recently had double heart valve repair and is anxiously awaiting a fully healed sternum to resume his life passions. Here is what Richard wrote to me:
Dr. Richard Schmidt, [...]
The consolidation trend within the heart valve industry continued yesterday as ATS Medical was purchased by Medtronic in a cash deal valued at $350 million. So you know, that is a 54% premium to ATS’ market capitalization on Wednesday. As a result, ATS’s stock soared $2.59 to $4.00.
In a statement, Medtronic said that the ATS acquisition [...]
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Emma just emailed me an interesting question about aortic stenosis and the rate at which this form of heart valve disease progresses.
Aortic Valve Stenosis – Narrow Heart Valve
She writes, “Hi Adam – I’ve recently been diagnosed with moderate aortic stenosis even though I have no symptoms. My latest echocardiogram shows a valve area of 1.2 [...]
Earlier this week, I spoke with Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo, a minimally invasive and bloodless heart surgery specialist, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. (As you may remember, Dr. Ciuffo wrote “Aortic Stenosis… The Neglected Child”.)
Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo, Heart Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
During our discussion, Dr. Ciuffo shared several clinical insights about traditional, median sternotomy [...]