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Aortic Regurgitation

Heart valve surgery without cracking open the chest

With minimally invasive heart valve surgery, surgeons don’t “crack open the chest,” instead going between the ribs through a 2-inch incision.

Neelan Doolabh, M.D.

May 2, 2022

A softball player with heart: Kaitlynn's aortic valve replacement at age 19

Division I softball player Kaitlynn Dawson faced open heart surgery for a leaky bicuspid aortic valve. See how the less-invasive SAVR procedure by UT Southwestern got Kaitlynn back on the field in just three months – with a brand new heart valve.

Neelan Doolabh, M.D.

February 26, 2021