Tricuspid Valve Disease, What Causes This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)
Dr. Aklog shares the causes of tricuspid valve disease.
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Dr. Aklog:
However, there are some patients where the tricuspid valve itself can be diseased, and the most common example of that would be an infection involving the valve or a portion of the valve is destroyed and starts to leak.
About Dr. Aklog, M.D.:
Dr. Lishan Aklog is the current Director and Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at The Heart and Lung Institute of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona and Director of EmpowHer's Medical Advisory Board. Specializing in adult cardiac care, he graduated from Harvard College followed by Harvard Medical School. Dr. Aklog was a cardiothoracic resident at Brigham and Women’s/Boston Children’s Hospital, an Associate Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, and completed international fellowships in London, England and Paris, France.
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