How Cities Grow: Dispersion, not Densification. by Wendell Cox 10/15/2011. Analysts occasionally note that urban areas (cities) are becoming larger and denser. This is only half right.
1 Cost per patient was $14,469 for mitral valve replacement, and $11,606 for mitral valve repair. 2  At East Carolina University, surgeons say that the hospital gets paid a fixed fee of $25,000 for the total cost of each heart-valve repair regardless of whether robotics are used.
If your valve is too damaged, you will need a new valve. This is called valve replacement surgery. Your surgeon will remove your valve and put a new one in place. The main types of new valves are: Mechanical -- made of man-made materials, such as metal (stainless steel or titanium) or ceramic.