Medical Monday: Heart Valve Replacement

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Your heart is an important muscle and is responsible for sending blood throughout your body.

It’s an intricate set of parts that all have to work together to make sure it runs correctly.

The heart valve is part of that.

When things go wrong however, doctors can help.

They can replace your heart valve if you need it.

Dr. Chip Hetzler, cardiovascular surgeon with Coliseum Heart, Lung, and Vascular joins 41NBC to talk more about it.