Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required ... or with a tissue valve which typically comes from a cow or pig), mitral valve disease can typically ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood ...

This observation is in striking contrast with reports from other laboratories 1,2 which have shown hyaluronic acid to be a minor component of both bovine and pig heart valves. This communication ...