Houston Public MediaDec 5, 2024

Local furniture store owner and personality Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale announced this week that he will soon undergo open-heart surgery for a leaky mitral valve.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/12/05/507903/mattress-mack-open-heart-surgery-its-hell-getting-old/

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Mattress Mack to have open-heart surgery: ‘It’s hell getting old’

Without proper treatment, a leaky mitral valve can cause irregular heart rhythm and heart failure, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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Phys.orgMay 23, 2023

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Transcatheter mitral valve repair safe and effective, study finds

Long-awaited outcomes data of transcatheter edge-to-edge procedures to repair patients' leaky mitral valves revealed the minimally invasive procedure to be safe and effective in nearly 90% of patients, according to Cedars-Sinai physician-scientists.

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