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Shands HealthCare provides HealthCasts covering a wide variety of general health issues. Shands HealthCare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system affiliated with the University of Florida. Shands includes nine hospitals, a network of more than 80 primary and specialty clinical practices, and a medical staff of more than 1,500 UF faculty and community physicians.

Minimally invasive heart surgeries and aortic valve repair

Dr. Charles KlodellWelcome to Shands HealthCast, brought to you by Shands HealthCare. In this HealthCast, UF cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Charles Klodell discusses minimally invasive heart surgeries and aortic valve repair. Simply click on any of the links below to hear Dr. Klodell address that particular question. Dr. Klodell sees patients at Shands at the University of Florida and Shands AGH. For more information about UF thoracic and cardiovascular services call 352-273-5501 or visit Shands.org.

Intro

  1. What symptoms are caused by a failing aortic valve?
  2. What's the difference between a failing aortic valve and a heart attack?
  3. How does someone know if they should have surgery to repair an aortic valve?
  4. Can the aortic valve repair itself?
  5. What replacements exist for the artificial valves?
  6. Why do we use a pig or cow heart to repair the human heart?
  7. What are the differences between metal and tissue valves?
  8. What will a patient's life be like after aortic valve replacement?
  9. Describe the benefits of minimally invasive aortic value surgery.
  10. What's the difference between an aortic valve and mitral valve?
  11. Why is mitral valve surgery sometimes necessary?
  12. Can a defective mitral valve be repaired?
  13. What is the recovery time for mitral valve repair?
  14. Do you have to tell your dentist when you've had valve repair?
  15. What can the patient expect after valve repair?

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