Replacing A Heart Valve Without Opening The Heart

Here is a behind-the-scenes peek into an operating room in the midst of Silicon Valley.

Here, routinely there is a groundbreaking intersection of technology and medicine that’s blurring the lines between what’s possible today and what you’ll come to expect as routine in the future.

Imagine two experienced surgeons working side by side to replace a calcified, stenotic and tired aortic valve within a man’s heart without ever having to cut into the heart muscle. Imagine also, that unlike what was available in the past, this patient will not have to endure having his sternum or ribs broken to gain access to the heart that’s been pumping continuously, lub dub, lub dub, lub dub for over eight decades.

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