Heart Health
Heart Health
Meet One of the Wonders of the Human Body: the Aortic Valve
Located between the left ventricle and the aorta, our largest artery, the aortic valve has three doors that open and close with each heartbeat to allow the blood to flow out and not return into…
Heart Health
Focusing on You: Minimally-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
Faster Recovery For Patients Without Open Heart Surgery In this Focusing on You segment, Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief of cardiac surgery at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System, discusses…
Heart Health
Mitral Valve Repair: it’s an Art
When the heart’s mitral valve works correctly, consider it a wonder of biological architecture. “The mitral valve functions like two doors that open and close,” says Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief…