Aortic Valve Repair Surgery: What Should Patients Know?

https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - The use of aortic valve repair techniques are often overlooked as a long-term and durable treatment option for patients with aortic valve regurgitation, also known as aortic insufficiency (or a leaky heart valve).

To educate patients about the benefits of aortic valve repair procedures compared to aortic valve replacement operations, we interviewed Dr. Marc Gerdisch, the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Franciscan Health. During his remarkable career, Dr. Gerdisch has performed over 6,000 cardiac procedures and more than 4,000 heart valve operations.

Key questions asked-and-answered during this interview include:

1. True or False: Aortic valve repair techniques have been researched and developed during the last 30 years.
2. What are the key patient advantages of aortic valve repair procedures?
3. What are the potential risks of aortic valve replacement devices including mechanical and tissue valves (made from a pig or cow)?
4. What should patients know about the relationship between the aortic valve, the aortic root and the aorta?
5. How do the new aortic valve repair techniques fix structural issues specific to the annulus and the valve leaflets?
6. How can patients and their doctors determine if an aortic valve can be repaired?
7. Is it true that the majority of leaking aortic valve can be repaired?
8. What new medical devices have been developed to enable surgeons to perform aortic valve repair surgery (e.g. HAART Annuloplasty Ring)?
9. What is Dr. Gerdisch's best advice for patients needing aortic valve surgery due to aortic regurgitation?

To learn more or schedule an in-person/remote appointment with Dr. Gerdisch, please call (317) 682-0089. To see 115+ patient testimonials and a complete surgeon biography for Dr. Gerdisch, please click https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Marc-Gerdisch-Indianapolis-Indiana.php.

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