Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
I just received an interesting question from Shirley about hair removal prior to heart valve surgery.
Shirley writes, “Adam, I’m set for valve surgery next week due to severe mitral regurgitation as a result of a congenital prolapse. Yes, I’m nervous. Yes, I’m anxious. Quick question: I have heard that all of my body hair will [...]
Medical advances specific to transcatheter heart valve repair and heart valve replacement are exciting. Considering the patient benefits of these non-invasive technologies, it is expected that these approaches to heart valve treatment could create new, billion dollar products.
That said, it is very safe to assume that transcatheter valvular treatment is already competitive. To develop a [...]
I just received a great question from Mary Anne about heart valve anatomy. Specifically, she is interested to learn more about valvular function within the heart.
Mary Anne writes, “Dear Adam - I was recently diagnosed with severe mitral regurgitation. As an active 67-year old grandmother, this has been a difficult time - especially since I’m [...]
Since 2000, the da Vinci robot has been used in cardiac operating rooms for mitral valve repair surgery. Lately, however, there appears to be an emerging trend toward aortic valve replacement using the da Vinci robot.
In case you missed it… ATS Medical just announced the second successful, robot-assisted aortic valve replacement. The procedure [...]
Since 2000, the da Vinci robot has been used in cardiac operating rooms for mitral valve repair surgery. Lately, however, there appears to be an emerging trend toward aortic valve replacement using the da Vinci robot.
In case you missed it… ATS Medical just announced the second successful, robot-assisted aortic valve replacement. The procedure [...]
Since I first heard about the MitraClip several years ago, I have been fascinated by the evolution of this new, non-invasive technology used to treat mitral regurgitation without open heart surgery. (You might recall, Elizabeth Taylor underwent the MitraClip procedure last October.)
That said, I was excited to learn that Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of the [...]
Over the years, I have interacted with many patients that suffer from atrial fibrillation and heart valve diseases including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation. To learn more about atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease, I contacted Dr. Niv Ad, the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Inova Health Systems in Falls Church, Virginia. Here are [...]
As many of you know, this is a very exciting time for the heart valve surgery community given the rapid advance of medical technologies used to treat diseases including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.
Last week, St. Jude Medical, one of the leading heart valve manufacturers, cleared a significant hurdle for the commercial release of its [...]
There is nothing better than waking up, enjoying a cup of coffee, turning on the computer and finding a patient success story in my inbox.
Today, I received a patient success story all the way from Portugal. It’s about Filomeno Faustino’s recent aortic valve replacement with a Carbomedics Top Hat mechanical device. Here is what Filomeno [...]
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 [...]