Rhumatic Fever is still endemic in many parts of the World, It's most serious consecuence is it's effect on the Heart and Heart Valves. It's always better to Repair a Valve rather than Replace it. Repair of Rhumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis and Incompetance presents a technical Challenge, This Video shows one of the newer concepts in Rhumatic Mitral Valve Repair
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HeartbeatRiver 9 months ago
fh for the video
squirt1956 1 year ago
@zwitlipz i had relacement dec 15th . not really scared cause you wake up sore of course but not too bad. after 2 weeks i was sore but back to norm lol.hope you do well. reposr when its done.replacement is netter anyway. will last the rest of your life where repair usally needs redone in 7 to 10 yrs
squirt1956 1 year ago
i had severe rhumatic mitral valve and had it replaced dec 15th.at st francis hospital in indy.plus maze on a fib.they did a terric job.healing nicely.i had no choice but to replace not repair.downside have to take coumidin(blood thinner) the rest of my life.ty for this video
squirt1956 1 year ago
amazing
CodenameAdidas 1 year ago
i had open heart surgery in 1985 at upmc in pittsburgh by Dr. Bartley P. Griffith... i had a mitral and aortic artificial heart valves.... take care everybody! timalan63
timalan63 1 year ago
you put the heart on CPB cardio pulmonary bypass and then you pour cold water to stop the heart
NCOE23 1 year ago
how do you get the heart to stop beating?
Chisco1389 2 years ago
see if you are a candidate for a repair and not a replacement. Take care.
genkishooto 2 years ago
I think that surgery is better than heart replacement. Just imagine the amount of immunosupressant drugs you will take for your body not to reject the implant. Not to mention lifestyle changes =p
dinogwapo 2 years ago