Heart Valve Surgery

• अन्य लेखक: Said, Sameh M. (संपादक), Shuhaiber, Jeffrey (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: IntechOpen 2023
• विषय: Cardiovascular medicine; aortic valve; minimally invasive surgery; endocarditis; mitral valve; tricuspid valve; left ventricular hypertrophy
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first artificial heart valve, which was implanted in 1952 by Charles Hufnagel to treat a 30-year-old woman with severe aortic regurgitation in an era when the concept of direct valve repair or replacement did not exist. It is remarkable how far we have com...