Heart Valve Disease Treatment Center - Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz * Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel Ave  James Philip Glancy MD  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel Ave  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel Ave  Anthony Calciano MD  Gerald P O'Grady MD  Ann Carroll & Miguel Vasquez MD  Jeffrey G Mace MD  Ann Carroll & Miguel Vasquez MD  Heart & Lung Ctr  Brennan Medical Group  Brennan Medical Group  National Avenue Medical Associates  Heart Associates  Casey & Green Inc  Gold Hirschfeld & Siegel MD  Casey & Green Inc  Gold Hirschfeld & Siegel MD  Ada A Koransky MD  Heart Associates  Michael R Nagel MD  Richard Parrish MD  Heart Associates  Heart Associates  Gold Hirschfeld & Siegel MD  Chung H Liao MD  Ronald G Kite MD  San Jose Cardiology  San Jose Cardiology  San Jose Cardiology  Wentzien Thomas MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Cardiology  Santa Clara Kaiser Permanente Electrophysiology  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Cardiology  Santa Clara Kaiser Permanente Electrophysiology  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Cardiology  Santa Clara Kaiser Permanente Electrophysiology  Forest Avenue Medical Group  Pascual Izquierdo MD  San Jose Medical Group Cardiology  Robert Quint MD  Charles Tuffli MD  San Jose Medical Group Cardiology  Silpa Avula MD & Anthony C Lopez MD  David Hyun MD  Cardiac and Vascular Care  Mohammad Shenasa MD  Mohammad Shenasa MD  South Valley Multi Specialty Group  ANTHONY C. LOPEZ M.D.  South Valley Multi Specialty Group  CVI Medical Group  CVI Medical Group  CVI Medical Group  CVI Medical Group  CVI Medical Group  CVI Medical Group  Joseph C Chao MD FACC  Cesar R Molina MD INC  Cesar R Molina MD INC  Cesar R Molina MD INC  Altos Cardiovascular Associates  Altos Cardiovascular Associates  Altos Cardiovascular Associates  Altos Cardiovascular Associates  Ngai Nguyen MD  James Weidner MD  David A Clark MD  Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Cardiology  Camino Medical Group  Camino Medical Group  Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Cardiology  Camino Medical Group  Camino Medical Group  Camino Medical Group  Chanwell Medical Group  Anuradha Chirala MD  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Cardio Pulmonary Associates  Mohammed Habeeb Ahmed MD  John H Lien MD  Dushyant Patel & Mandakini Patel MD's  Shahid K Siddiqui MD  Fayaz Asghar MD  Patrick W Pau MD & Adrian Ma MD  Patrick W Pau MD & Adrian Ma MD  Rajesh Prasad MD  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital Cardiology  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital Cardiology  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital Cardiology  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital Cardiology Santa Cruz, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-23
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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 balloon angioplasty?Balloon angioplasty of the coronary artery, or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), was introduced in the late 1970's. PTCA is a non-surgical procedure that relieves narrowing and obstruction of the arteries to the muscle of the heart (coronary arteries). This allows more blood and oxygen to be delivered to the heart muscle. PTCA, is now referred to as percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, as this term includes the use of balloons, stents, and atherectomy devices. Percutaneous coronary intervention is accomplished with a small balloon catheter inserted into an artery in the groin or arm, and advanced to the narrowing in the coronary artery. The balloon is then inflated to enlarge the narrowing in the artery. When successful, percutaneous coronary intervention can relieve chest pain of angina, improve the prognosis of individuals with unstable angina, and minimize or stop a heart attack without having the patien... Other Related Heart Valve Disease Treatment ArticlesEmergency Contact for Santa Cruz
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- Aortic valve stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve of the heart. The causes of aortic stenosis are wear and tear of the valve in the elderly, congenital, or scarring or scarring of the aortic valve from rheumatic fever. Symptoms include angina, fainting, and shortness of breath. Treatment is dependant upon the severity of the condition.
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Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial fibrillation is an abnormality in the heart rhythm which involves irregular and often rapid beating of the heart.
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Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is also also known as "click murmur syndrome" and "Barlow's syndrome." Mitral valve prolapse is the most common heart valve abnormality. Signs and symptoms of mitral valve prolapse include: fatigue, palpitations, chest pain, anxiety, and migraine headaches. Echocardiography is the most useful test for mitral valve prolapse. Most patients do not need any treatment, however, patients with severe prolapse may need treatment.
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Stroke
- A stroke results from impaired oxygen delivery to brain cells via the bloodstream. A stroke is also referred to as a CVA, or cerebrovascular incident. Symptoms of stroke include: sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance, and/or sudden severe headache with no known cause. A TIA, or transient ischemic attack is a short-lived temporary impairment of the brain caused by loss of blood supply. Stroke is a medical emergency.
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Endocarditis
- Endocarditis, a serious infection of one of the four heart valves is caused by growth of bacteria on one of the heart valves; leading to an infected massed called a "vegetation." The infection can be caused by having bacteria in the bloodstream after dental work, colonoscopy, or other similar procedures. Endocarditis symptoms include fever, fatigue, weakness, chills, aching muscles and joints, night sweats, edema in the legs, feet, or abdomen, malaise, shortness of breath and small skin lesions. Treatment for endocarditis is generally aggressive antibiotic treatment.
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Heart Valve Disease
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Heart Disease
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Heart Murmur
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