Is it possible to replace the aortic valve using the port access surgery method? If so, how
safe is it?
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Aortic Valve Port Access Surgery
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Mercury said:
Is it possible to replace the aortic valve using the port access surgery method?
No, the minimally invasive approach is not practical here.
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If so, how safe is it?You would want the cardiothoracic surgeon to have as open a surgical field as possible to sew the
valve in correctly.Humbly,
Andrew
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Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
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