It does recommend that patients should be monitored regularly by their doctors. About two percent of the valves leaked. If you had heart surgery at either Roanoke Memorial or Lewis- Gale Hospital, you can rest easy. Neither hospital has used the valve in question. New technology should comfort anyone afraid of waking up in the middle of surgery.
Some statistics claim that can happen as much as one percent of the time.
As Dr. Deanna Lites reports, those fears can be put to rest by a small surgical sensor. Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Monday Ticker. After months and months of hearing about the Hokies football national championship appearance, the Virginia Cavaliers have a chance to silence Tech fans tonight when the two schools meet on the hard in mens basketball. The Cavaliers topped the Hokies 64-55 in the state's capitol last January. But the Hokies are a different team this season, especially of late, winning three of their last four.