Comments on: Mitral Mechanical Valve Options For Becky http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/05/mitral-mechanical-valve/ Former Patient And Author, Adam Pick, Blogs About Heart Valve Replacement And Heart Valve Repair Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Winona Blake http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/05/mitral-mechanical-valve/comment-page-1/#comment-6284 Winona Blake Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:55:23 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/05/mitral-mechanical-valve/#comment-6284 Becky, Have your tests determined that you need replacement of your mitral valve rather than repair? I learned in the past 3 months of research for my severe mitral regurgitation, that the American College of Cardiology's new recommendations as of 2006 are very clear on the benefits of repair versus replacement of the MV. I have the website if you want it. It recommends cardiologists to refer their patients to a Center of excellence, that does a high volume of repair surgeries, and to a surgeon who is an expert in repair (done 100 to 200 repair surgeries). Good luck to you. I had my repair 3 weeks ago, at Cleveland Clinic, after much research, and was able to have the robotic assisted minimally invasive approach. Very happy with the whole experience there. Winona Becky,
Have your tests determined that you need replacement of your mitral valve rather than repair? I learned in the past 3 months of research for my severe mitral regurgitation, that the American College of Cardiology’s new recommendations as of 2006 are very clear on the benefits of repair versus replacement of the MV. I have the website if you want it. It recommends cardiologists to refer their patients to a Center of excellence, that does a high volume of repair surgeries, and to a surgeon who is an expert in repair (done 100 to 200 repair surgeries).
Good luck to you.
I had my repair 3 weeks ago, at Cleveland Clinic, after much research, and was able to have the robotic assisted minimally invasive approach. Very happy with the whole experience there.
Winona

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