Blog Topics: Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. William Northrup III, Discusses Aortic Valve Replacement; Mechanical Valve Replacement; Tissue Valve Replacement; Stented Prosthesis; The Ross Procedure

For those of you who are currently deciding on which valve replacement option is best for you, this interview (in MP3 format) might prove very helpful.

In this interview, Dr. William F. Northrup III, Administrative Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln, Nebraska, discusses the “best” aortic valve replacement operation.

During the interview, Dr. Northrup talks about catheter-based technology, stented valves and some of the advantages and disadvantages surrounding the Ross Procedure.

Here is a link if you are interested in listening to this interview posted at the [1] Heart Surgey Forum. FYI, the interview is a little technical but it is very, very informative.
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Keep on tickin,

Adam

[3] To learn more about Adam’s heart valve surgery book, click here.

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