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  • Monitoring Cerebral Oxygenation During Cardiac Surgery

    The role of the anesthesiologist in the care of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery is to provide continual medical assessment during the perioperative period. This involves regulating vital organ functions and controlling pain and the level of consciousness to make conditions ideal for safe and successful surgery.Despite a decline in operative mortality rates for patients undergoing cardia...

  • Discharge Instructions

    We encourage you to print these instructions and keep them for your reference.You have made a good recovery from your operation and are now ready to go home for further convalescence. Before the operation, you were cautioned that heart surgery is a major procedure. You may find yourself tiring easily for a while and having to stop and rest between activities. Your strength will return slowly and s...

  • Contact Us

    Please call us to schedule an appointment or speak with a member of our team, 866-288-6213.Our office hours are 9am - 5pm.Dr. David H. Adams866-288-6213Dr. Anelechi Anyanwu212-659-6811 Surgery Admissions Coordinator 212-659-6821Anesthesia Billing Department800-627-4470 Presurgical Admission Testing Registration Desk 212-241-0714CSICU - 5 Center (Intensive Care Unit)212-241-7344CPCU - 6 Center ...

  • About This Site

    This is the web site of The Mitral Valve Repair Center at the Mount Sinai Health System.Our postal address isMitral Valve Repair CenterMount Sinai Health System1 Gustave L. Levy PlaceBox 1028New York, NY 10029You can reach us by telephone at 212-659-6820Editorial BoardThe medical information presented on this website has been written and or approved by the following individuals, except where noted...

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    PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USEThese terms and conditions of use are a legal agreement (these "Terms") between you and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with offices at One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 ("MOUNT SINAI" or "we", "us" or "our"), establishing terms and conditions under which you may access and use the services and features available on MOUNT SINAI's we...

  • Make a Gift

    We appreciate the dedication and commitment of our generous friends. To show your generosity and support Dr. Adams and the Mitral Valve Repair Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital, all donations are directed to the Mitral Foundation on the Mount Sinai secure website.Through the Mitral Foundation, your donation will allow us to continue advancing the understanding of mitral valve disease. Your help s...

  • Our Mitral Valve Repair Center Advantage

    The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease1 recommend early mitral valve repair only if the procedure is performed in a mitral valve reference center. The Mitral Valve Repair Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital is among the world’s best.The overt operative and short-term clinical superiority of mitral valve ...

  • Ahmed El Eshmawi, MD

    Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Clinical Director
    Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center

    Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an attending surgeon as well as the Clinical Director of the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center at Mount Sinai. His main interest is to ensure that all patients suffering from mitral val...