Heart Valve Replacement Surgery. However the aortic valve can sometimes be repaired instead of replaced. Makes a 6 to 8 inch opening in your chest splits open your breastbone stops your heart and hooks you up to a heart lung machine which takes over pumping your blood takes out the damaged valve and puts in a new one restarts your heart and closes up your chest.
Minimally invasive heart surgery. Learn more about what to expect before during and after your procedure. However the aortic valve can sometimes be repaired instead of replaced.
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A leaky heart valve also called regurgitation can happen suddenly or it may develop slowly over many years. However the aortic valve can sometimes be repaired instead of replaced. These are the newer techniques in which the doctors make smaller. Makes a 6 to 8 inch opening in your chest splits open your breastbone stops your heart and hooks you up to a heart lung machine which takes over pumping your blood takes out the damaged valve and puts in a new one restarts your heart and closes up your chest.