The possibility of heart valve “re-operations” is known within our community. As patients, we hope that only one valve procedure is needed during our lifetime. However, the reality is that patients may need one or more re-operations.<\/p>\n
Specific to this topic… Jeanie recently asked me, \u201cHi, Adam. I’m 63 years old. I just had mitral valve repair surgery performed in April of 2017. Now, a few months later, I have moderate to severe leakage<\/a> again. Can this be re-repaired or do I need to have it replaced?\u201d<\/p>\n To answer Jeanie’s question, I was very lucky to interview Dr. David Adams<\/a> who is the Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York. If you didn’t know, Dr. Adams is a mitral valve guru who started the Mitral Conclave Conference and co-wrote the book, Carpentier’s Reconstructive Valve Surgery. In addition, Dr. Adams has successfully treated over 100 patients in our community including Sophie Marsh<\/a>, Brian Walsh<\/a> and so many others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n