Heart valve received through groin- wow!
A 92 year old Australian women is the first to undergo a ground breaking procedure. In the radical procedure, a new aortic valve is attached to a long rod and fed through a small incision in the groin up to the the heart, where it defrosts and expands. Wow!
This will take the place of open heart surgery for those that are too old and frail to undergo surgery. This will also help with cost and recovery time.
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1 opinion for Heart valve received through groin- wow!
Alexandra
Sep 18, 2008 at 1:37 pm
My little brother brother is doing this surgery right now!
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