Structural heart disease a term commonly used to describe defects or disorders in the heart’s structure—its valves, for instance.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure in which the aortic valve is replaced. Learn about this procedure.
A surgical procedure used to treat people with aortic valve disease.
Aortic valve disease is a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve does not work properly. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.
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.
A heart valve replacement is a procedure to replace or repair valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. Learn more about this procedure.
A surgical procedure to reroute blood flow around narrowed or blocked coronary arteries.
Heart surgery for heart failure helps repair a variety of heart conditions and disorders.
A “redo“ of a previous heart surgery that corrects heart problems that have developed since the surgery.
Cardiac bypass surgery presents special risks related to limited blood flow to the heart. Yale Medicine anesthesiologists have expertise in this area.