Oregon Health & Science University: Oregonian Gets Life-Saving Heart Valve Repair Without Open-Heart Surgery
February 05, 2020
February 05, 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 5 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release:
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- OHSU treats first participant in clinical trial for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair
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About a year ago, cardiologists told Dennis Eggers the only option to repair his leaky tricuspid heart valve was open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, that surgery comes with serious risks that Eggers, who also had an unrelated lung tumor removed i . . .
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- OHSU treats first participant in clinical trial for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair
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About a year ago, cardiologists told Dennis Eggers the only option to repair his leaky tricuspid heart valve was open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, that surgery comes with serious risks that Eggers, who also had an unrelated lung tumor removed i . . .