Deep Dive: Aortic Valve Stenosis Repair with TAVR

There are 250,000 patients annually in the U.S. who meet the criteria for aortic valve replacement. Those who don’t undertake a procedure to repair their aortic valve – do nothing – have much higher mortality rates than those who have a replacement procedure. A diseased aortic valve “is an indication to intervene because if you don’t, there is a 50% chance that that patient will not be alive two years later,” says P.K. Khanna, MD, FACC and Board Certified in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Medicine with the Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center.

Those are stark projections. And yet 2/3 of those people don’t have the procedure.

If you’re one of those who have been reluctant to replace a damaged aortic valve because it involved major open heart surgery, take “heart!” Transaortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) – is a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement procedure that’s done with local anesthesia and sedation in under two hours with one night hospitalization. It’s a game-changer in cardiovascular technology, technique, care, and patient outcomes.

 

In this Health Insights video blog update – Deep Dive: Aortic Valve Stenosis Repair with TAVR – Dr. Khanna covers the following and more:

  • Aortic valve functionality
  • Severe aortic valve stenosis symptoms
  • How aortic stenosis is diagnosed
  • Differences in aortic valve replacement procedures
  • Mortality rate comparisons: untreated, open aortic valve surgery and TAVR
  • Walkthrough of the TAVR procedure

Learn more about the full spectrum of leading-edge technology and comprehensive cardiovascular services available at Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center – recognized as a leader in cardiovascular care in the region.

Find more TAVR – Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement information on Eisenhower Health’s Website.

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GREAT NEWS!!!

 

U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including five specialty recognitions in Cardiology: Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure and Stroke.

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