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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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Revolutionizing Heart Valve Repair
A new non-surgical approach to heart valve repair using the Melody valve signals a quantum leap forward in congenital heart disease treatment. Dr. Jeffery Meadows from UCSF Medical Center discusses...
by Patient Power | 10/01/2012
Life-Saving Options for Congestive Heart Failure Patients
Because congestive heart failure currently has no cure, important medical advances are critical for offering hope and extending quality of life to patients.  Dr. Georg Wieselthaler, Director and Surgical Chief of the...
by Patient Power | 07/03/2012
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