What you can expect

Research and innovation

Mayo Clinic's doctors and researchers are established pioneers in the field of heart surgery and are involved in numerous international and national studies to improve the technology and techniques used in aortic valve repair and aortic valve replacement.

Researchers study many areas related to heart valve diseases, including research in new blood-thinning medications for people with a mechanical valve replacement and genetics research in people with aortic valve disease.

As a patient at Mayo Clinic, you may have access to more than 100 heart-related clinical trials as a part of your treatment.