A floppy or leaky mitral valve is an underappreciated disease that can be effectively repaired by mitral valve surgeons in specialized centers. Patients generally experience significant improvement in symptoms after surgery and should expect a near normal life expectancy.
Aortic valve disease occurs when the heart's aortic valve narrows or fails to close properly, disrupting blood flow from the heart to the aorta.
Thousands of heart surgeries are performed every day in the United States. Many patients have excellent results—not only do patients survive longer than they used to, they enjoy a good quality of life.
Heart surgery for heart failure helps repair a variety of heart conditions and disorders.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat aortic stenosis.
Structural heart disease a term commonly used to describe defects or disorders in the heart’s structure—its valves, for instance.
A heart murmur is an extra, unexpected sound made by the blood as it flows through the heart.
Yale Medicine surgeons are widely recognized for innovation and expertise in the surgical treatment of pediatric congenital heart defects.
Robotic surgery helps surgeons operate more precisely and in smaller spaces. Incisions can be smaller, which accelerates healing.
When electrical abnormalities cause abnormal heart rhythms, this is called a heart arrhythmia. Learn more about the different types of arrhythmia and possible treatments.