Therapy Areas: Cardiovascular
Morton Plant Hospital achieves 1000th TAVR surgical milestone
27 June 2018 -

Health care services company Morton Plant Hospital said on Tuesday its team has performed the 1,000th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedures in Tampa Bay on 26 June 2018.

The company's TAVR team includes cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists and cardiac anesthesiologists who work together to determine the best medical or surgical options for each patient.

Since 2012, the doctors at Morton Plant have partnered across specialties to introduce TAVR to the Tampa Bay area and hundreds of patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis have experienced this life-changing procedure allowing them to regain the quality of life that once seemed impossible.

According to the company, TAVR is a minimally invasive heart valve replacement surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis who were not candidates for open heart valve replacement surgery. TAVR is now approved by the US FDA in patients at intermediate risk of complications from open heart surgery.

Aortic stenosis is a disease process that affects the aortic valve. In late stages of the disease, the valve does not open and close properly. This causes the heart to work harder to push blood through the calcified aortic valve. Eventually the heart's muscles weaken, increasing the patient's risk of heart failure. The disease is debilitating for patients to the point that it interferes with everyday activities.

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