Wait, what?
Are you saying that replacing a valve in your heart is "a fairly straightforward minimally invasive procedure"?
Are you saying that replacing a valve in your heart is "a fairly straightforward minimally invasive procedure"?
They say that you might stay a night in the ICU, or perhaps a couple, but that's way way better than the week+ and months of recovery.
Well, I learn something new everyday - thanks!
I, for one, would be really really nervous about having a major operation on a critical-for-my-life organ and then going home. I would definitely want some close observation even if it's 'just' for 12-24 hours.