Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast
A Cleveland Clinic podcast to help you learn more about heart and vascular disease and conditions affecting your chest. We explore prevention, diagnostic tests, medical and surgical treatments, new innovations and more.
Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast
How to Choose? What You Need to Know About Different Types of Heart Valves
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Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
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One of the first things to consider when a patient is told they need heart valve surgery is the type of valve. Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, gives an overview of bioprosthetic (tissue) and mechanical valves.