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More than 7 million people in the United States have valvular heart disease. Advances in diagnosis and treatment have revolutionized the care of heart valve disease at leading centers across the country, centers like the Cooper and Inspira Cardiac Care Heart Valve Center, a center of excellence in the Delaware Valley for the treatment of heart valve disease. Dedicated to comprehensive, state ...
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- Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a condition in which the...
- Mitral Valve Repair
800.8.COOPER(800.826.6737) Mitral valve repair is surgery to...
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800.8.COOPER(800.826.6737) Mitral valve repair is surgery to repair the valve that controls blood flow through the left side of the heart. Unlike mitral valve replacement surgery, this procedure leaves a person with their own functioning tissue, and doesn't require blood-thinning medication over the long term.
Cooper University Health Care Becomes Region’s Only Hospital to Offer MitraClip Procedure April 25 2019 Heart Valve Device Offers New Options for Patients Until recently, high-risk heart patients with a
Aortic valve replacement may be recommended for valves that are severely blocked (aortic stenosis) or diseased. To make an appointment for a consultation with a Cooper heart valve specialist, please call 800.8.COOPER (800.826.6737). If you have aortic valve disease, such as aortic stenosis, you may need surgery to replace your heart valve.
Dec 30, 2011 · The Sapien Percutaneous Heart Valve is only one of the therapeutic options in the valve repair and replacement arsenal at the Cooper Heart Institute. Cooper has the largest volume of cardiothoracic heart surgeries in South Jersey and 41 percent of that volume is attributed to valve procedures, with exceptional outcomes statistics.
Heart valve disease occurs if one or more of your heart valves don't work well. The heart has four valves: the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves. These valves have tissue flaps that open and close with each heartbeat. The flaps make sure blood flows in the right direction through your heart's four chambers and to the rest of your body. Birth defects, age-related changes ...
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a condition in which the heart’s mitral valve doesn’t work well. The flaps of the valve are “floppy” and may not close tightly. These flaps normally help seal or open the valve. Much of the time, MVP doesn’t cause any problems. Rarely, blood can leak the wrong way through the floppy valve. This can lead to palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain ...
