Mitral Valve Awareness: Complex Mitral Valve Surgery with Dr. Wilson Szeto

https://www.HeartValveSurgery.com - Mitral valve disease is complex. In fact, mitral valve disease is often associated with several different types of heart disease including atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, aortic aneurysms and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

In this video, Dr. Wilson Szeto, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, explains how advanced surgical techniques are used during "concomitant procedures" to treat mitral valve disease and related cardiac conditions during one operation.

Key questions answered by Dr. Szeto in this video include:

1. Why is mitral valve disease considered a complex form of heart disease?

2. Is it common for mitral valve disease patients to have other forms of valvular disorders in the aortic, tricuspid and pulmonary valves?

3. What is the relationship among mitral valve disease and cardiac conditions including coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and aortic aneurysms?

4. How can surgeons use advanced surgical techniques to treat multiple cardiac conditions during a single "concomitant procedure"?

5. What should patients know about the outcomes of complex procedures used to fix mitral valve disease and other forms of cardiac disease?

To get an appointment or second opinion with Dr. Wilson Szeto, please call (888) 755-1652 or visit https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Wilson-Szeto-Philadelphia-Pennsylvania-md.php.

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