video by Bruce Lytle , MD Chairman, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Specialties:
Coronary artery disease, arterial bypass grafting, valvular heart diseases, reoperations, diseases of the thoracic aorta, idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, and laser transmyocardial revascularization surgery.
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(This video is about 9 minutes long.)
Dr. Lytle discusses aortic valve replacement. You will learn:
- several options for aortic valve surgery, including the benefits and disadvantages
- about aortic valve replacement with mechanical aortic valve prosthesis
- about options for tissue valve replacements, including bioprostheses, homografts, and the Ross procedure
- what considerations are involved when choosing a valve replacement for aortic valve disease
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