Dr. Patrick McCarthy is a heart surgeon with extensive experience in mitral valve repair. He is the executive director of Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and vice president of Northwestern Medical Group[1]. Here are some key points about Dr. McCarthy's experience and expertise:
- Mitral Valve Repair: Dr. McCarthy has performed several thousand mitral valve surgeries, including complex mitral valve repair surgeries[1]. He has taught hundreds of cardiac surgeons around the world how to perform mitral valve repair and lectured about his technique and his exceptional clinical results[1]. For the most common type of mitral regurgitation, degenerative mitral disease, McCarthy has a repair rate of 98% since he arrived at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from the Cleveland Clinic in 2004[1]. His results demonstrate that 99.6% of his mitral valve repair patients are free from needing a second operation 10 years after the initial valve repair[1].
- Atrial Fibrillation: Dr. McCarthy also has a longstanding interest in surgically treating atrial fibrillation, a condition that places patients at risk for stroke and other complications. Atrial fibrillation is present in about 50% of patients requiring mitral valve surgery. The surgical procedure that McCarthy performs to eliminate atrial fibrillation is called the Cox-Maze procedure[1].
- Inventions: Dr. McCarthy is the inventor of the Edwards MC3 tricuspid valve repair ring, the most widely used ring for tricuspid valve repair in the world, and has also invented two other devices for mitral valve repair[2].
- Patient Testimonials: Patients who have been treated by Dr. McCarthy for mitral valve repair have given him high praise. They report feeling fortunate to have been treated by him, and many have experienced successful recoveries and improved quality of life[2].
Dr. McCarthy's expertise in mitral valve repair has been recognized by his peers and patients alike. He has taught and trained many other cardiac surgeons around the world, and his clinical results demonstrate his exceptional skill and experience.
Citations:
[1] https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/dr-patrick-mccarthy.php
[2] https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Patrick-McCarthy-Chicago-Illinois.php
[3] https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kc01Kk9BpG8
[4] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33168163/
[5] https://breakthroughsforphysicians.nm.org/patrick-m-mccarthy-md-and-james-b-hermiller-jr-md-transcatheter-mitral-repair-and-replacement.html
[6] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33419544/