Heart Valve Disease Treatment Center - Coconut Creek, FL
Coconut Creek 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 Coconut Creek * M Hussam Alayoubi MD  M Hosny El-Sayed MD PA  Neil A Schultz MD  North Broward Cardiology PL  North Broward Cardiology PL  North Broward Cardiology PL  North Broward Cardiology PL  North Broward Cardiology PL  North Broward Cardiology PL  Arrhythmia & Interventional Cardiology Clinic  Heart Care of South Florida  Broward Heart Specialists  Dennis J Bowsher MD FACC FACA FCCP  Cesar A Alegre MD  Steven J Cohn MD  Richter & Sheinbaum MDs  Cardiovascular Consultants PA  Cardiovascular Consultants PA  Richter & Sheinbaum MDs  Barry M Werner MD  George A Lustig MD PA  Ghahramani Heart Associates  David M Kenton MD  North Ridge Internal Medicine Associates  Sonocare Diagnostic Imaging  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Broward Heart Specialists  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Frank G Baratta MD  Cardiac Arrhythmia Service  Cardiac Arrhythmia Service  Elite Cardiovascular Surgeons of South Florida  Aristides Zacharoudis MD  Cardiology Associates of Boca Raton  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Cardiology Associates of Boca Raton  Cardiology Associates of Boca Raton  Holy Cross Medical Group  Cardiology Associates of Boca Raton  Cardiology Associates of Boca Raton  William Gruss MD  Aslam M Khan MD FACC  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Florida Heart Rythm Specialists PLLC  Richard B Polakoff MD  Diagnostic Cardiology Associates  Salvatore DiGiorgi MD  Diagnostic Cardiology Associates  Warren Sturman MD  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Zachariah P Zachariah MD PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Cardiology Associates Fort Lauderdale PA  Zachariah P Zachariah MD PA  Zachariah P Zachariah MD PA  Zachariah P Zachariah MD PA  Orlando Maytin MD PA  Orlando Maytin MD PA  Daniel E Marcus MD  Ivan L Ayala MD PA  Malcolm Ginnis MD  Medical Multi Specialty Group of West Broward PA  David G Paris MD  Sunrise Cardiology Associates  Broward Community Medical Center  Seth J Baum MD  David C Mishkel MD  Robert Schwarzberg MD  Francis Chandy MD  Thomas C Barkzokis MD & Jonathan I Seckler MD  Thomas C Barkzokis MD & Jonathan I Seckler MD  Thomas C Barkzokis MD & Jonathan I Seckler MD  Lewis Gotlieb Saltzman Edep & Brodsky MDs  Lewis Gotlieb Saltzman Edep & Brodsky MDs  Lewis Gotlieb Saltzman Edep & Brodsky MDs  Lewis Gotlieb Saltzman Edep & Brodsky MDs  Mohsen Rashdan MD  Thomas C Barkzokis MD & Jonathan I Seckler MD  Lewis Gotlieb Saltzman Edep & Brodsky MDs  Thomas C Barkzokis MD & Jonathan I Seckler MD  Thomas C Barkzokis MD & Jonathan I Seckler MD  Sunrise Medical Group  Boca Raton Cardiology  Heart Care Associates  Martin Bloom MD  Boca Raton Cardiology  Heart Care Associates  Heart Care Associates  Mitchell Karl MD  Philip Oranburg MD  Steven A Pollack MD Coconut Creek, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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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