Dr. Stelzer Narrates A Double Heart Valve Replacement Video
March 17th, 2010
Some might find this video a bit too graphic. Others, like me, might find this educational video an incredible testament to the unique surgical skills needed to fix defective heart valves.
That said, I’ll let you decide what you think about this double heart valve replacement (also known as the Ross Procedure) video narrated by Dr. Paul Stelzer, of Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York.
If you didn’t know, the Ross Procedure is a unique, double valve surgery in which the patient’s own pulmonary valve (the autograft) is removed and then stitched into the aortic valve position. A homograft (human donor valve) is then used as the pulmonary valve replacement.
Ross Procedure Diagram
Although estimates vary, it is projected that about 1,500 Ross Procedures occur annually for the treatment of aortic valve diseases – including stenosis and regurgitation. While the procedure is complex, the primary patient benefits of this procedure are (i) no post-operative use of Coumadin, (ii) the patient uses his/her own tissue valve in the aortic position.
Dr. Stelzer is one of the leading Ross Procedure surgeons. To date, Dr. Stelzer has performed over 400 Ross Procedures. To learn more about Dr. Stelzer, please click here.
Dr. Paul Stelzer – Mount Sinai Hospital (New York)
I hope this helped you learn more about this unique, double heart valve replacement operation.
Keep on tickin!
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| 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. |
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