
Sumner followed Saul Silver, MD, as his cardiologist for years. During a routine visit, Dr. Silver found Sumner had a heart murmur caused by mitral valve regurgitation and recommended that he undergo robotic mitral valve repair.
Every day, our heart and vascular health care team makes a difference in the lives of our patients.
The stories below profile some of the patients who came to UPMC for heart and vascular care.
Note: These patients' treatment and results may not be representative of all similar cases.
After being diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve, Bob Kleppner sought care with the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. When Bob began to experience mitral valve prolapse, he was presented with the opportunity to be the first patient in a new clinical trial. Today, Bob is healthy and active once again.
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