Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
I just received an interesting email from Judy about adhesions, the pericardium and heart valve re-operations.
Judy writes, “Hi Adam, I am a 66-year old female preparing for aortic valve replacement. I have calcification at the sinotubular junction. …
On the heels of our recent discussion about the Sapien, a new transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology, additional data about the MitraClip recently surfaced. Similar to the Sapien, the MitraClip is a non-invasive treatment for heart valve dis…
Recently, new trial data was released for a next generation, catheter-based technology for aortic valve replacement.
At the 2011 American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans, patient results for the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TA…
Alice just sent me a great question about the big, heart-shaped pillows seen in many patient pictures across this website. She writes, “Adam – I’m 61 and preparing for a heart valve repair due to mitral regurgitation. I can’t he…
I’ve received several questions about the use of Pradaxa as a potential Coumadin-substitute for patients with atrial fibrillation, valve disease and/or mechanical heart valve replacements. I am a “better safe than sorry” type guy, so …