Not Signed In - Mitral Valve Surgery Suvival Rate Improving For Elderly Patients
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:00 PM EST
... Deaths among elderly patients undergoing mitral valve surgery have decreased dramatically in recent years -- making the procedure a feasible option, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. [click link for full article] ...
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- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Mitral valve regurgitation
- Mitral valve stenosis
- Blockage of the mitral heart valve
- Ballooning mitral valve syndrome
- Most people with small tumors will have no permanent paralysis of the face after surgery. However, about two-thirds of patients with large tumors will have some permanent facial weakness after surgery.
- Approximately one-half of patients with small tumors will get back useful hearing in the affected ear after surgery.
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