Heart Valve Repair or Replacement | Texas Heart Institute

In the United States, surgeons perform about 106,000 heart valve operations each year. Nearly all of these operations are done to repair or replace the mitral or aortic valves. These valves are on the left side of the heart, which works harder than the right. Heart valve surgery can be done to repair or replace valves.

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Source: Texas Heart Institute
Categories: Cardiology News and Journals
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Of the four valves which control blood flow in the heart, the two on the left side--the mitral and aortic--work harder than the two on the right side and nearly all surgeries for valve repair or replacement are for those two valves. https://t.co/4fuSIXOmPT via @Texas_Heart

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