More Hearts Can Be Fixed Without Surgery; New Treatments for Valves, Rhythm Problems Emerge

Millions of people have leaky heart valves. Each year, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. alone have surgery for them. A common one is the aortic valve; the heart’s main gate. It can stiffen and narrow, making the heart strain to push blood through it. Without a valve replacement operation, half of these patients die within two years, yet many are too weak to have one.
The Washington Post