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Heart Valve Disease Treatment Center - Yuma, AZ

Yuma Cardiologist Doctors for Heart Valve Disease Treatment

Type 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 Yuma *

Yuma Cardiac Center
Noel Gutierrez
789 W 27th St
STE 1
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 344-8400

Yuma Heart Institute
Mohammad M Khan
1025 W 24th St
STE STE 27
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 344-9000

Yuma Cardiac Center
Khidir A Osman
789 W 27th St
STE 1
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 344-8400

Yuma Heart Institute
Maher M Awar
2503 S Avenue A
STE STE 2
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 344-3350

Desert Heart & Vascular Center
Sudheer Gogte
2775 S 8th Ave
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 726-2300

David B Meyer MD
David B Meyer
2503 Ave A
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 344-3350

Tong Chee MD
Tong Chee
1773 W 24th St
STE B
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 344-8748

Yuma Cardiology
Joseph A Cardenas
1975 W 24th St
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 341-9522

Yuma Cardiology
Alberto Mejia
1975 W 24th St
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 341-9522

Sugata Das MD
Sugata K Das
1965 W 24th St
STE B
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 726-4030

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Heart Valve Disease Surgery

Introduction to Heart Valve Surgery

Diseased 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.

  • Commissurotomy. Fused valve leaflets, or flaps, are separated to widen the valve opening.
  • Decalcification. Calcium deposits are removed to allow the leaflets to be more flexible and close properly.
  • Reshape leaflets. If one of the leaflets is floppy, a segment may be cut out and the leaflet sewn back together, allowing the valve to close more tightly. This procedure is called quadrangular resection.
  • Chordal transfer. If ...

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Heart disease facts

  • Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in the United States. Over a million people each year will have a heart attack and 25% will die before they get to the hospital while or in the Emergency Department.
  • Prevention is the key to treatment of heart disease.
  • Diagnosis of heart disease is often made by careful history taken by a health care practitioner. Some individuals may have atypical symptoms, including almost none at all.
  • The testing strategy to confirm the diagnosis and plan appropriate treatment needs to be individualized for each patient diagnosed with heart disease.
  • Treatment of heart disease depends upon the severity of disease, and is often directed by the symptoms experienced by the affected individual.

Introduction to heart disease

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Emergency Contact for Yuma

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Yuma Hospitals *

HEALTHSOUTH Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital
901 W 24th St
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928)726-5000

Yuma Regional Medical Center
2400 S Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928)344-2000

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