Mitral Valve Repair Center

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) is caused by blood clots in the lung arteries and may be a common cause of pulmonary hypertension that can in turn cause heart failure, and often goes undiagnosed. 

When a patient’s aortic valve is irreparably damaged, either because it has calcified and narrowed (Aortic Stenosis) or because it is leaking (Aortic Regurgitation), one proven therapy is the Ross procedure.

The complex physiology and function of the aorta make the successful diagnosis and treatment of aortic regurgitation a highly nuanced endeavor.

Undetected or untreated, aortic aneurysms can be fatal. New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association suggest earlier intervention to help patients who typically go undiagnosed or untreated.

PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Mitral Regurgitation

OPERATION: Complex Mitral Valve Repair (Bileaflet Prolapse; Triangular Resection of P2; Gap Closure of P2, P3; True Size 32mm Physio II Ring; Gore-Tex Chord x 1 to Correct A2 Prolapse due to Chordal Elongation)

SURGEON: David Adams, MD

INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY: The patient is a 55-year-old gentleman with a 5-year history of mitral valve prolapse with severe mitral valve regurgitation referred for elective intervention.