6 Mitral Valve Surgery Myths Busted!

www.Heart-Valv... - Patients diagnosed with mitral valve disease are often confused and misinformed about how to get the best, long-term surgical outcome. To make matters worse, many primary care physicians and cardiologists are not up-to-date about the latest research and technologies used to fix defective mitral valves.
To debunk six common myths about mitral valve surgery, we hosted a “Surgeon Roundtable” with Dr. Michael Acker, Dr. Pavan Atluri and Dr. Michael Ibrahim from Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These leading cardiac surgeons have collectively performed over 6,000 heart valve operations.
The myths evaluated during this special discussion include:
Myth #1 - Asymptomatic mitral valve disease patients DO NOT require an intervention.
Myth #2 - Patients with mitral valve disease who are elderly or sick CANNOT be operated on.
Myth #3 - Mitral valve surgery SHORTENS patient life expectancy.
Myth #4 - Robotic mitral valve repair is NOT open-heart surgery.
Myth #5 - Atrial fibrillation CANNOT be treated during robotic mitral valve repair.
Myth #6 - The MitraClip is NOT effective for lower-risk patients.
To learn more or schedule an appointment with the Penn Medicine surgeons featured in this video, please use the phone numbers and links below:
Dr. Michael Acker - [phone] - www.heart-valv...
Dr. Pavan Atluri - [phone] - www.heart-valv...
Dr. Michael Ibrahim - [phone] - www.heart-valv...

[@civildk9077]

Thanks to all who make such video's! My replacement surgery went fine. I choose the mechanical valve. I'm 58 years old and doing fine. 1st time I ever heard the valve, I thought the faucet in the bathroom was dripping. The worst part about getting the valve? Wasn't the recovery. The scar is sensitive but anyone with lung issues getting the surgery would find caughing or sneezing VERY uncomfortable at 1st. Recovery took me about 3 weeks as they had to go replace my drain tube after removal to remove excess fluid off my chest. The ONLY uncomfortable event I had was 1 nurse, who thought she was being helpful, but was tossing me round.

[@HeartValveSurgery]

Hey there, Great to hear you are doing well after your heart valve replacement surgery!! 😃😃😃😃

[@civildk9077]

@@HeartValveSurgery 2 years later... alive and kickin'! Thank you

[@pravinmohammed4288]

My dad had mitral valve replacement last month however fluid is still gathering into his lungs anyone knows what causes this ?

[@HeartValveSurgery]

Hi Pravin, You raise a really great question. Unfortunately, as a patient advisory group, we are not trained or capable of providing specific medical advice. That said, we would strongly encourage you to discuss this question with your medical team. If you are not getting information that you are comfortable with then perhaps you should get a second opinion to validate and support next steps in the treatment process. We so sorry that we cannot be of more immediate help to you. Our thoughts are with you and your dad!

[@bannertraveller5879]

Great video.Thanks for this. The last surgeon mentioned that if a patient has the valve clip then later needs surgery that the subsequent surgery is more complex. Is this because the clip is now in the way or removing it causes more damage?

[@HeartValveSurgery]

Thanks for the kind words about the video! Yes, there are clip explant procedures that can be performed. We would encourage you to seek a super-specialist to determine next steps in your treatment (if needed).

[@naturalbeauty2231]

Good

[@HeartValveSurgery]

Thanks!