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Advances in Heart Valve Research
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Air date: August 21, 2011
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Marc Gerdisch, MD
Chief, cardiothoracic surgery, St. Francis Heart Center, Indianapolis
Last week on this program, we spoke with cardiologist Marc Gerdisch, MD, about why heart murmurs need to be diagnosed and taken seriously.
But as is often the case in conducting interviews, our conversation touched on other interesting topics.
Today we hear Dr. Gerdisch discuss two recent developments he's particularly excited about.
Cardiologist Marc Gerdisch is chief of cardiothoracic surgery at the St Francis Heart Center in Indianapolis.
Additional Resources:
- How surgeons use a patient's own tissue to repair the heart. From the St. Francis Heart Center.
- The market in prosthetic heart valves is growing. From WSJ MarketWatch.
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