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Heart Surgery Health Center

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Thousands of people in the U.S. have heart surgery each day. Heart surgery and treatment has come a long way to increase the quality of life for heart patients. Learn from experts about heart transplants, VADs, robotic bypass surgery, heart pumps and more. Also learn about preventing heart failure.

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Specialized Care for Patients and Family Members with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
In this podcast, Dr. Jyothy Puthumana explains how individuals born with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) may be at risk for future valve damage and aortic aneurysms. Complications include narrowing of...
by Patient Power | 02/21/2012
Treatment Options for Advanced Heart Failure
Heart failure--when the heart is no longer able to pump oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body--affects 5 million Americans, with more than 500,000 new cases every year. Although...
by Patient Power | 07/12/2011
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
In this podcast, Dr. Davidson will discuss the symptoms, treatments and prognosis for aortic stenosis. He also will discuss a new technology used to treat this condition called Transcatheter Aortic...
by Patient Power | 02/22/2011
The Latest in the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure
If you have heart failure, the wait for a heart transplant can be long and risky.  Fortunately, progress in transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs) are helping to replace the...
by Patient Power | 02/21/2011