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Myths VS Facts
Myths
Facts
Patients with Mitral Valve Disease who are either
elderly or sick CANNOT be
operated on.
In centers of excellence that do this all the time and have highly functional teams, we can get the high-risk through these operations, treat their mitral valve disease, and restore them to a quality of life
they seek.”
Mitral Valve Surgery SHORTENS Patient Life Expectancy.
In good hands, a mitral valve repair should leave you living as long as you would’ve if you had no disease and feeling as well as you can and
doing the things that you love doing.
All Patients with Mitral Valve
Disease Need Surgery
Many patients can manage mild or moderate conditions with medication and regular monitoring
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