Heart Valve Surgery Complications: What Should Patients Know?
Published: December 13, 2022
Complications after heart valve surgery can be confusing, scary and frustrating for patients, their family members and friends. For this reason, we just interviewed Dr. Joanna Chikwe, the Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Click here to see the "Top 5 Complications After Heart Valve Surgery".
Many thanks to Dr. Chikwe for educating our patient community about heart surgery complications!
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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- Adam's Updates
- Aneurysms
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Before Surgery
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- Heart Valve Replacement
- Medical Technology
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Repair
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- Pulmonary Valve
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- Ross Procedure
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