Heart Valve Repair and Replacement

Drs. Wilkenfeld and Shatzkes

Heart Valve Repair Surgery

If you have a heart valve that is diseased or damaged and not working correctly, we may be able to have a surgeon fix it instead of replace it.

Heart Valve Replacement Surgery

If you have a heart valve that is too damaged for repair, we may recommend heart valve replacement. During this operation, a surgeon surgically opens your chest.  The faulty valve in your heart using either a mechanical valve or tissue valve.

Valve replacement surgery typically calls for significant preparation and recovery, including physical therapy and follow-up drug therapy. A TAVR, or TAVI, is a unique type of valve replacement that does not require a surgeon to open your chest.