Doctor Q&A: Lifelong Management of Heart Valve Disease

What should patients know about the lifelong management of heart valve disease? What should patients know about the progression of heart valve disease from a small murmur to a severe cardiac disorder? How might patients want to think about the possibility of multiple surgeries throughout their lifetime? How important is it for doctors to help their patients plan the management of valve disease during their lives? Watch this video with Dr. Wilson Szeto, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, to find out. (Video posted on January 15, 2021)