Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure For Sclerosis

Doctors specializing in open-heart surgery at Morristown Memorial Hospital, part of Atlantic Health, will perform an aortic valve replacement live over the Internet.

Aortic valve replacement surgery is recommended when the valve does not open or close properly, forcing the heart to work harder to push the blood through to the rest of the body. The stressed heart becomes enlarged and damaged. Once the valve is replaced and calcium deposits removed, the heart will normalize. During the procedure, the heart is stopped, aorta opened and cleaned and the diseased valve is replaced with either a mechanical or biological valve.

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