New Heart Procedure Replaces Heart Valves Without Surgery

" I knew -- dying and something was wrong but didn't know why don't we talk on the phone he seemed breathless. That seemed very tired."

" 92 year old Ralph Straka was feeling weak and out of breath. His doctors diagnosed him with aortic stent uses a common condition the valve that connects the heart body's largest artery stops working."

" The gold standard for. Treating such patience is with open heart surgery to take out that valve and put in. A new -- we have to put them on the heart lung machine. Stop the heart. -- in the aorta."

" But for older patients like struck open heart surgery just has too many risks have been anticipated consumer. -- decided to live with its heart condition knowing that one day it could lead to his death and -- takes him deep -- and out but his family didn't wanna stand by and watch -- so they weren't the -- to find an alternative. That could save his life without putting him it too much risk. The procedure is called core valve it allows doctors to replace the aortic valve. Without surgery seniority -- here doctor John --"

" New south can be put in -- a catheter. Going in from the artery either in the lake or in the --"

" That means there are no big incision and patients leave the hospital in two or three days. In the older surgical procedures patients could be in the hospital for a week or more before they're sent home. Cardiac surgeon doctor John -- implanted struck new -- and it allows us to offer this there pizzas sicker patients who."

" We can do the operation and anybody successfully."

" After economic operation or procedure. Should call."

" I have no pain no -- says he immediately felt better after he got his new heart -- daughter Betsy notice to his colors much better and he's back to his -- Stubborn self self -- it feels just like having dad backpack."