Dr. Denis Bouchard, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Montreal, QC

Dr. Denis Bouchard

Mitral Valve Repair

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Montreal, QC

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Dr. Denis Bouchard Bio

Profile After studying medicine at McGill University and specializing in cardiac surgery at Université de Montréal, Dr. Bouchard completed a surgical fellowship in valve repair at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic. He has practised at the Montreal Heart Institute since 2000 and has operated on over 3000 patients. Over the years, he has developed expertise in valve repair, minimally invasive thoracic surgery (thoracoscopy), heart failure surgery, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy surgery. Since 2008, Dr. Bouchard has directed the cardiac surgery program at Université de Montréal and is on the cardiac surgery specialty committee for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, for which he is also an examiner. Research interest(s) Valve repair Minimally invasive surgery Novel sutureless prosthetic heart valves Post-operative recuperation Awards and Distinctions 1992 : Hewlett Packard prize for top medical graduate at McGill 1987 : Governor General’s Academic Medal
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The most common valve that needs replacing is the aortic valve.

Replacing a valve does not require the patient to be put onto a bypass machine.

When replacing a damaged heart valve there are different types of valves available, some are biological and some mechanical.

Tissue or 'biological' valves wear out over time and are therefor not always a good option for younger patients.

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Heart valves are a very important part of your heart’s anatomy, and allow the heart to do the job that it was meant to do. The heart actually comes in two parts: a left heart and a right heart. The right heart’s job is to pump the blood from the body up into the lungs. The left heart will then take the blood from the lungs and pump it out to the body.

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How the Heart Valve Can Malfunction

For the heart to do its job, it needs check valves when it squeezes to cause the blood to flow in the correct direction. Each chamber has an inlet valve and an outlet valve. Heart valves can malfunction in two ways. They can be stuck in a more closed position, so the flow through the valve will be restricted. It can also be stuck in a more open way, in which case the blood can leak back through the valve. If these issues should occur, it can result in blood not flowing the way that it should, and can result in issues for the patient. If someone has problems with their heart valve, they typically will develop symptoms at some point. These symptoms can include shortness of breath, tightness of pain in the chest, dizziness, or irregular or rapid heart rate.

The Heart Valve Replacement Procedure

Heart valve replacement is a common procedure performed to replace a valve in the heart that is affected by heart valve disease. The heart valves control the flow of blood by helping it move in one direction through your heart and body. If a valve isn’t working properly, this blood flow and the blood vessels that carry oxygen throughout the body are affected.

Most commonly, heart valve replacement is a major open-heart surgery with a recovery of several weeks. During this procedure, the doctor makes an incision in the chest, and circulates blood outside of the body using a machine to add oxygen to it. The newer procedure, which is a percutaneous valve procedure (otherwise known as a TAVI), is less invasive, but isn’t performed at as many hospitals. The most common tissues used for heart valve replacement are cow tissue, made of the heart sac of the cow, or pig valve, and sometimes a combination of both. Other options are a cadaver valve, or transferring your own valve from another part of your heart.

Following your heart valve replacement, you’ll recover in the hospital. You’ll generally need to focus on a long recovery over several weeks or months.

Talk to your cardiologist if you'd like more information on heart valve replacement.

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Heart valves can malfunction in two ways. They can be stuck in a more closed position, so the flow through the valve will be restricted. It can also be stuck in a more open way, in which case the blood can leak back through the valve.
The heart valves control the flow of blood by helping it move in one direction through your heart and body. If a valve isn’t working properly, this blood flow and the blood vessels that carry oxygen throughout the body are affected
Most commonly, heart valve replacement is a major open-heart surgery with a recovery of several weeks. During this procedure, the doctor makes an incision in the chest, and circulates blood outside of the body using a machine to add oxygen to it.
The newer procedure, which is a percutaneous valve procedure (otherwise known as a TAVI), is less invasive, but isn’t performed at as many hospitals.
The most common tissues used for heart valve replacement are cow tissue, made of the heart sac of the cow, or pig valve, and sometimes a combination of both. Other options are a cadaver valve, or transferring your own valve from another part of your heart.

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Adhering to your medications, prescribed exercises or lifestyle changes (such as dietary changes, smoking cessation, reduced alcohol consumption, etc.) is essential to improving health outcomes successfully. Compliance to any prescribed treatment is the number one thing you can do to ensure positive changes and optimal treatment outcomes.

AATS is the world's leader in the development of cardiothoracic surgical skills that drive innovative advancements in patient care.

A cardiothoracic surgeon specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases that affect the organs inside the chest, most often heart and lung conditions. The major subspecialties of cardiothoracic surgery are cardiac, thoracic and congenital. Common procedures a cardiothoracic surgeon may perform are valve replacement, coronary artery graft, heart transplant and lobectomy (removal of a lobe of the lung).

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Dr. Denis Bouchard, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Montreal, QC