On Health Suites, studies show that 36 per cent of patients with a severe form of leaky heart valve will die within one year of diagnosis if it is not treated. But many patients, who have a high risk of complications from surgical procedures, have to leave their condition largely untreated. Melissia Hyak speaks to Associate Professor Jack Tan, Head and Senior Consultant at the Department of Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore to talk about how patients with leaky heart valve have more minimally invasive options to treat the condition, with two new procedures introduced.

Highlights:

00:34 What is leaky heart valve? 
03:03 What constitutes as a severe condition? 
07:01 What are the new procedures that are minimally invasive?
09:13 What are the potential complications of those procedures?
11:27 Is there a possibility of younger people to have a leaky heart?

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