Blog Topics: Mitral Valve Replacement Diagram; Illustration Of What Happens During Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery; Tissue Valve; Mechanical Valve

After two, very long weeks in Europe, I’m finally catching up on emails. There are some great questions in my inbox. This one reads, “Do you have any diagrams or illustrations that show what happens during mitral valve replacement surgery?”

You betcha I do. However, you must know that obtaining heart valve surgery pictures is very tough stuff! Most of the medical diagrams that you see in text books and encyclopedias are thousands (yes… thousands) of dollars to buy or have licensed.

Luckily, I made friends with Olivier at [1] heart valve book I was writing, Olivier gave me the mitral valve replacement diagrams at no charge! Phew!

Anyways, back to the question about mitral valve replacement diagrams. Below you will see a top view of the heart. You can learn more about heart valve anatomy in the [2] Valve Surgery Learning Center, but you can see on the illustration below what happens as the mitral valve is removed and then a tissue valve or mechanical valve is inserted.

Whether you use a tissue valve ([3] Ross Procedure.

[4] If you would like to learn more about heart valve replacement types, click here.

Keep on tickin,

Adam