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See Latest ArticlesStudy details safe, effective, minimally invasive mitral valve repair
EurekAlert, 09/29/09
Surgical treatment for mitral valve disease includes either repairing the patient's diseased valve or replacing it with a metal, mechanical valve or an animal tissue valve. The majority of those procedures are open–heart operations that require a major incision in the chest. Now, after a six–year study, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore conclude that minimally invasive mitral valve repair techniques, through only a two–inch incision in the right side of the chest, are safe, durable and effective.
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