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Heart Valve Surgery Video – Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Prem Shekar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Director of the Heart and Vascular Center, and Sary Aranki, MD, Associate Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discuss surgical treatments for heart valve conditions. The valves of the heart are designed to allow blood to flow in one direction and prevent blood from flowing backwards inside the heart. The two most common heart valves are the mitral valve and the aortic valve, both located on the left side of the heart. The mitral valve separates the left upper and left lower chambers of the heart. The aortic valve is located at the summit of the left lower chamber of the heart. There are two broad causes for heart valve conditions that can lead to surgery. One is structural and one is functional. Structural causes occur when there is a problem with the valve itself. Functional causes occur when the valve structure is normal but it’s affected by the heart function. Both functional and structural valve problems require surgery. The preferred treatment for mitral valves is repair. If repair is not possible, the mitral valve can be replaced with either a tissue or biologic valve. Mechanical valves are more durable than tissue valves. Aortic valves may also be replaced with either mechanical or tissue valves. Though mechanical valves are more durable they do require anti-coagulation drugs. Tissue valves do not require anti-coagulation drugs. Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a leader in heart valve surgery. In the 1920’s Eliot Cutler, MD performed mitral valve surgery in a patient with rheumatic mitral valve disease. This was the first reported heart valve operation in the world. Learn more about treatment for heart valve conditions at Brigham and Women’s Hospital: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/hear...