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Patient Success Story: Tom Tansor, Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement

Name: Patient Success Story: Tom Tansor, Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Uploaded: 2019-01-15T12:21:52+00:00
Description: https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - Watch the patient success story of Tom Tansor who needed a Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement procedure performed by Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie. See patient reviews and surgeon biography for Dr. Malaisrie at https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-S.+Chris-Malaisrie-Chicago-Illinois.php.

Patients with bulging and severe aortic aneurysms often have their aortic valves replaced during aortic root reconstruction surgery. Recently, however, leading cardiac surgeons - including Dr. Chris Malaisrie at Northwestern Medicine - have developed unique surgical techniques that "spare" the patient's aortic valve during an aneurysm repair procedure. In this video, you will learn about the "valve-sparing aortic root replacement" of Tom Tansor, a father, husband and little league coach from Chicago, Illinois. (Video posted on August 12, 2019)