Heart Valve Summit Video #6: “Is Heart Valve Surgery Common For Elderly Patients?” Asks Wanda
Thursday, November 17th, 2011Prior to the Heart Valve Summit, Wanda sent me two great questions. She wrote, “Adam – What is the oldest person that a surgeon has operated on? Is it common for the elderly to have heart valve surgery? Thanks! Wanda”
As I receive this question often — from patients and caregivers — I wanted to provide Wanda an expert opinion. For that reason, I met with Dr. Steven Bolling, the Director of The Mitral Valve Clinic at the University of Michigan. Here are the highlights from our discussion.
Thanks to Wanda for her questions and a special “Thank You” to Dr. Steven Bolling for sharing his clinical expertise with us.
For those of you who are hearing impaired, I have provided a transcript of this video below.


















