With the narrowing of the aortic valve, this new procedure offers some very dramatic results, without open heart surgery. A catheter is inserted through the groin area and the new valve is then fed up through the catheter to the heart. Recovery time is almost instant and very little post operative complications. Prior to the surgery, the patient was having problems breathing and just moving around as she was short of breath as the valve was not working anywhere near where it should have been. Seniors are good candidates for the procedure as well. This looks to be one big break through in aortic valve surgery as the recovery from open heart surgery takes time and is painful to say the least. BD 
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One in seven people will have a significant aortic valve problem in their lifetime. That used to mean open-heart surgery and a painful recovery. But now, doctors have found a way to get the results & no open-heart surgery required. Cahalin was one of the first people in the United States to have the new procedure done. The results were instant.
"No pain, no bleeding, no incisions to take care of," Cahalin said.
Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - A New Valve With No Open-Heart
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