https://www.HeartValveSurgery.com An important question that patients diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valves often ask is , "Can medications treat my bicuspid aortic valve?"

To answer that question and more, we met with Dr. Luis Castro, a leading heart surgeon at Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California. During his extraordinary career, Dr. Castro has performed over 5,000 cardiac procedures and more than 3,000 heart valve repair and replacement operations.

Key questions answered by Dr. Castro include:

1. Are bicuspid aortic valves common?

2. Do patients with bicuspid aortic valve always need surgery?

3. What is the difference between aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation that may be caused by bicuspid aortic valves?

4. Can medicine be used to treat patients with leaking bicuspid aortic valves? Which drugs can help patients manage bicuspid aortic valve disease and related symptoms?

5. When should patients consider heart valve surgery as a corrective measure if bicuspid aortic valve disease becomes severe and the heart becomes enlarged?

6. How successful is the treatment of bicuspid aortic valves using surgical heart valve replacement techniques including tissue and mechanical valve devices?

7. What is the future of bicuspid aortic valve regurgitation treatment using minimallyinvasive, transcatheter aortic valve replacement?

To schedule an appointment or second opinion with Dr. Luis Castro, please call or visit (650) 3992035 or visit https://www.heartvalvesurgery.com/s....