Heart Valve Disease Treatment Center - Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield Cardiologist Doctors for Heart Valve Disease TreatmentType of Physician: Cardiologist What is a Cardiologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners are expert in diseases of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. They consult with surgeons on heart surgery, perform diagnostic procedures, and manage complex conditions such as heart attacks and arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat). Specialty: Cardiology Common Name: Heart Doctor Cardiologist Doctors in Bakersfield * Heart Rhythm Clinic  Thomas C Wen MD  The Heart Center  The Heart Center  Cardiovasular Consultants  Bakersfield Cardiopulmonary  Nancy M McNamara MD  California Cardiac Surgeons  Golden Empire Cardiology  Yavinder Narang MD  Kern Cardiology Medical Group  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Denis E Maddox MD  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Advanced Heart & Medical Center  Comprehensive Cardiovascular  Comprehensive Cardiovascular  Comprehensive Cardiovascular  St Therese Medical Group  Ashok Behl MD  Sierra Foothills Medical Group Inc  Bindusaga Reddy MD  John S Lin MD  Robert Buckingham MD Inc  Fred M Fauvre MD  Ojai Heart Institute  Dennis Johnson MD  Drs Gupta & Sharma  Drs Gupta & Sharma  David J Cislowski MD  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Douglas Gadowski MD  Cardiovascular Consultants  Allen E Karz MD  Cardiovascular Consultants  Harold E Quan MD Inc  Harold E Quan MD Inc  Maria S Umali MD  Gehangir Yeganeh MD  Valley Cardiology Group  Heart Center of Antelope Valley Medical Group  Heart Center of Antelope Valley Medical Group  Lancaster Cardiology Medical Group Inc  Lancaster Cardiology Medical Group Inc  The Heart Center of Southern California  The Heart Center of Southern California  The Heart Center of Southern California  Ashraf N Nashed MD  Forough A Parsa MD  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  California Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons  Ventura Cardiology Consultants  Community Memorial LBB_Hospital Centers for Family Health  Ventura Cardiology Consultants  Ventura Cardiology Consultants  Ventura Cardiology Consultants  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Ventura Cardiology Consultants  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  California Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Loh Mo Sharma & Qiu MDs  Loh Mo Sharma & Qiu MDs  Loh Mo Sharma & Qiu MDs  Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group Heart Institute  Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group Heart Institute  Loh Mo Sharma & Qiu MDs  Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group Heart Institute  Vijay K Garg MD  Varol S Togay MD  Antelope Valley Cardiology Associates  Antelope Valley Cardiology Associates  Antelope Valley Cardiology Associates  Manoj Khatore MD  Regioanl Heart Center  Regioanl Heart Center  Regioanl Heart Center  Regioanl Heart Center  Frank Gavini MD FACC  Veena D & Prasad D Mummaneni MDs & Afshan Ghiai MD  Hanumandla R Reddy MD  Ashok Verma MD  Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group Heart Institute  Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group Heart Institute  Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group Heart Institute  H T Afshar MD  Ventura Heart Institute  Ardeshir Farshidi MD  Sanjiv Goel MD  Vishva Dev MD Inc  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield is a city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is located roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, 110 mi (180 km) to the north and south respectively.
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Heart Valve Disease SurgeryRead the Heart Valve Disease Surgery article » Introduction to Heart Valve SurgeryDiseased heart valves can be treated both surgically (traditional heart valve surgery) and non-surgically (balloon valvuloplasty).
What Happens During Traditional Heart Valve Surgery?During traditional heart valve surgery, a surgeon will make an incision down the center of your sternum (breastbone) to get direct access to your heart. The surgeon then repairs or replaces your abnormal heart valve or valves.
What Happens During Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery?Minimally invasive heart valve surgery is a type of surgery performed through smaller incisions. This type of surgery reduces blood loss, trauma, and length of hospital stay. Your surgeon will review your diagnostic tests prior to your surgery to determine if you are a candidate for minimally invasive valve surgery. Often, the surgeon and cardiologist (heart doctor) will use transesophogeal echo (an ultrasound transducer probe that is passed down the throat) to help determine the functioning of the valve before and after surgery.
What Is Heart Valve Repair Surgery?The mitral valve is the most commonly repaired heart valve, but the aortic, pulmonic, and tricuspid valves may also undergo some of these repair techniques. If your valve can be repaired, your surgeon will perform any of the following types of valve repair procedures.
Recommended Reading Related to Heart Valve Disease SurgeryWhat is aortic stenosis?Aortic stenosis is abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve. A number of conditions cause disease resulting in narrowing of the aortic valve. When the degree of narrowing becomes significant enough to impede the flow of blood from the left ventricle to the arteries, heart problems develop. The basic mechanism is as follows:
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