The patient may spend 4 to 7 days in the hospital after surgery (much less in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery-3 to 5 days). Then patient will wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) and recover there for 1 or 2 days. Two to three tubes will be in the patient's chest to drain fluid from around the heart. They are usually removed 1 to 3 days after surgery.
Mitral regurgitation surgery recovery
Aortic stenosis surgery recovery
Aortic stenosis surgery procedure
Mitral stenosis treatment
Bicuspid aortic stenosis treatment
Cardiac resynchronization therapy recovery
Mitral regurgitation surgery complications
Mitral regurgitation surgery procedure