October 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR

WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS ABOUT MITRAL VALVE REPAIR IN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS

Featuring: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD

Episode Summary

Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, shares published research examining outcomes among asymptomatic patients undergoing mitral valve repair. He explains how Northwestern Medicine physicians balance surgical timing, patient preferences and long-term heart health when developing individual treatment recommendations.
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, ​Executive Director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Heller-Sacks Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern Medicine

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