Tag Archive | Melody Valve
What to Look for in a Pediatric Heart Surgeon
Excellent cardiothoracic surgeons are confident, precise, and have technical ability, sound judgment, and the ability to solve complex problems quickly under high stress. The best surgeons have expertise that comes from performing hundreds of open heart and other heart surgeries each year, ranging from the correction of simple heart defects to major repairs of the […]
How the Melody Valve Minimizes Time on the Bench
It was the middle of basketball season when one 13-year-old player got devastating news: he needed a pulmonary valve replacement. His team thought this meant the end of his season; replacing a leaky valve requires cutting open the chest, a week in the hospital, and at least two months to recover before getting back to […]
