McIngvale stated that he has a leaky mitral valve in his heart and will have to undergo a four-hour open heart surgery on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.
What is hip replacement surgery? Hip replacement surgery involves a metal rod (stem) being placed in the thighbone (femur) and a metal cup being placed in the socket of the pelvis (acetabulum).
We describe the example of a hypothetical patient registry for valvular heart disease, a condition for which there is substantial variation ... with functional improvement and complications after ...