New aortic heart valve does not require open surgery

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

A new aortic heart valve does not require open heart surgery. The CoreValve®Evolut™ R System is deployed with a catheter, which is inserted into an artery and guided to the heart. The artificial valve takes over the function of the diseased valve. The system is much less invasive than open surgery.

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