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Is Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair Possible?

Posted By Adam Pick On June 18, 2009 @ 11:15 pm In Heart Surgery Options | 5 Comments

I just received a question from Emily which reads, “Can a bicuspid aortic valve be repaired instead of replaced? I have severe stenosis in my aortic valve [1] and I’ve heard repairs are better than replacements. Thanks!”

The answer to Emily’s question is yes… Bicuspid aortic valves can be repaired. In fact, I just located a great, educational video about bicuspid aortic valve repair. In this video, Dr. Lars Svensson, one of the leading aortic valve surgeons from The Cleveland Clinic [2], describes more about the surgical process for bicuspid aortic valve repair.

If you are interested, here is additional information about topics raised by Dr. Svensson during this video:

I hope that helps Emily (and perhaps you) better understand bicuspid aortic valve repair.

Keep on tickin!

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URLs in this post:

[1] severe stenosis in my aortic valve: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/aortic-stenosis-valve-heart-narrowing.php

[2] Dr. Lars Svensson, one of the leading aortic valve surgeons from The Cleveland Clinic: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Lars-Svensson-Cleveland-Ohio.php

[3] Mini-sternotomy for aortic valve surgery: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/09/23/mini-sternotomy-for-aortic-valve-replacement/

[4] Stopping the patient’s heart during heart surgery: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/08/18/heart-stop-valve-replacement-repair-surgery/

[5] Calcified heart valves: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/18/calcified-heart-valve-pictures-normal/

[6] What are heart valve leaflets?: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/05/mitral-leaflet-anatomy-problems-pictures-of-mitral-leaflets/