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Medical Advances: The Y-Incision Annular Enlargement Procedure

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: June 3, 2025

Patients needing an aortic valve replacement due to stenosis, regurgitation and/or a bicuspid aortic valve might be shocked to learn new research that heart valve replacement devices may not be properly sizes when implanted during surgery. As a result, the patient may not get the full benefit of a properly sized heart valve and the patient may need an accelerated reoperation due to device failure.

For these important reasons, Dr. Bo Yang developed the Y-Incision Annular Enlargement Procedure. I was very fortunate to interview Dr. Yang about his new, novel approach to helping patients. Click here to see my interview with Dr. Yang about the Y-Incision Annular Enlargement Procedure.

Y-Incision Annular Enlargement Procedure with Dr. Bo Yang

Many thanks to Dr. Yang for developing and educating our patient community about the Y-Incision Annular Enlargement Procedure.

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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