What Do You Know About Non-invasive Heart Valve Surgery?

August 17th, 2007

There is a lot of discussion in the heart valve surgery community about noninvasive heart surgery. Given the publicity around robotic surgery devices (like the Da Vinci Surgical System) and transcatheter valve replacements, I must admit… I’m a little jealous.

Okay. I’m not that jealous. But, it would be nice to have a three-inch scar versus a nine-inch scar. Even though my “zipper” is barely visible, there’s more to it than a simple scar. (Click here to see my heart valve surgery pictures.)

Noninvasive heart surgery procedures have a number of advantages for heart valve repair and heart valve replacement of valves including the aortic, mitral, pulmonary and tricuspid.

Such benefits include:

Noninvasive heart valve surgery has a faster recovery time.
Noninvasive heart valve surgery is not as traumatic to the body.

Keep on tickin!

About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates clinical research with the personal experiences of 135 former patients to help future patients and their caregivers better understand the problems, the opportunities and the realities of heart valve surgery. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.