NIH: Researchers Find Benefits and Drawbacks to 2 Step Surgical Approach for 'Leaky Heart Valves'
November 15, 2021
November 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2021:
Patients with mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition sometimes called "leaky heart valves," appeared to do better after two years if they had a tricuspid valve repair at the time of mitral valve surgery, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), . . .
Patients with mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition sometimes called "leaky heart valves," appeared to do better after two years if they had a tricuspid valve repair at the time of mitral valve surgery, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), . . .