During heart valve replacement surgery, a surgeon replaces damaged or diseased valves in the heart. They can replace it with a mechanical valve or biological valve from a pig or cow. A person with ...

A heart valve that is severely damaged may need replacing. A surgeon may replace the damaged valve via an incision in the groin. The heart contains four valves, which allow blood to move in and out of ...

Your mitral valve is one of the four major valves in your heart. It helps blood flow through your heart and out to the rest of your body. When this valve isn’t working correctly, it puts stress on ...

Valvular heart disease is a form of heart disease that occurs when one or more of the heart’s four valves don’t function properly. Valve replacement surgery may be an option if the valves of your ...

Our multidisciplinary cardiovascular team collaborates on mitral valve repair, transcatheter technologies, mitral valve replacement, and follow-up treatment so patients can get all their care for ...