Heart valve repair

Heart valve repair
SpecialtyCardiac surgery
ICD-9-CM35.0-35.2

Heart valve repair is a cardiac surgery procedure, carried out to repair one or more faulty heart valves. In some valvular heart diseases repair where possible is preferable to valve replacement. A mechanical heart valve is a replacement valve that is not itself subject to repair.

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