Published: November 04, 2008
Aortic Valve Replacement for Treating Leaking or Degenerating Heart Valves
Educational Webcast From University Hospitals Case Medical Center: November 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM EST
When a patient ages, some heart valves,
specifically the aortal valve, can begin to wear down. On Thursday,
November 6th at 3 PM Eastern, join cardiac surgeons Alan Markowitz, MD, and
Arie Blitz, MD, as they present a Freestyle Aortic Root Replacement. In
addition to this viewers will also have the opportunity to see a
replacement of ascending aorta and hemi-arch under circulatory arrest.
The procedure will utilize a unique pig valve prosthesis that can be made
patient-specific when repairing the damaged aortic valve. Dr. Markowitz
explains, "In my opinion, this is the best prosthetic valve we've ever had
available for human implantation in the aortic position, primarily because
we can cut and shape this to anyone's architecture."
Participate in this interactive program and learn more about heart valve
repair. Visit
www.OR-Live.com.
VNR: Heart Valve Replacement
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