Surgeon goes over treatment options for aortic valve disease

The aortic valve in our heart helps keep the blood flowing in the correct direction through the heart. A damaged or diseased valve can affect blood flow to the rest of the heart and body. Callistus Ditah, MD, an assistant professor of surgery at Upstate specializing in thoracic, or chest, surgery, goes over the methods of repairing an aortic valve and the alternative, replacement with either tissue or a mechanical valve.
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