Heart Valve Surgery

• Other Authors: Said, Sameh M. (Editor), Shuhaiber, Jeffrey (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2023
• Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; aortic valve; minimally invasive surgery; endocarditis; mitral valve; tricuspid valve; left ventricular hypertrophy
• Online Access: 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...