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    Heart Valve Answers

    Heart Valve Repair and Replacement

    Disease and Surgery Overview

    Video Summary - Disease and Surgery Overview

    View these medical animations to get an inside view of the heart and understand heart valve disease and surgical treatment options. Select a video chapter featured below.

    Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of your treatment options. St. Jude Medical does not provide medical services or advice as part of this Web site.

    Inside a Healthy Heart (00:55)
    How a Heart Valve Works (00:59)
    Heart Valve Disease Explained (00:49)
    Diagnosing Heart Valve Disease (1:19)
    Valve Repair Procedures (1:03)
    Valve Replacement Procedures (1:53)
    Valve Surgery and Recovery (1:27)
    Important Safety Information
     Valve Repair (1:04)
    Valve Replacement (1:28)

     

    Last Reviewed: January 19, 2010 2506

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