Treatment options for heart valve disease

Diseased heart valves can be treated in several ways. Medication is often used as a first line of defense but may not be a permanent solution. You may wish to ask your doctor if surgical valve repair and/or surgical valve replacement are right for you. Click on the links below to learn more about your treatment options for heart valve disease.

Current treatments

Treatment with medication
Surgical heart valve repair and replacement

Investigational treatments - minimally invasive transcatheter valve replacement

Between the ribs approach
Leg artery approach
Reference web site with clinical trial information

This information is not a substitute for talking with your doctor.

Heart valve
patient stories

How do
heart valves work?

Clinical trial
information