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Sep 2017

Christian Hospital marks its 50th TAVR case

By: Alex Graff    6646 0

Christian Hospital 50th TAVR caseChristian Hospital successfully completed its 50th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) case on August 23.

Cardiothoracic surgeon Nabil Munfakh, MD, and interventional cardiologist Saad Bitar, MD, performed the complex procedure in the hybrid room, which combines capabilities of a cardiac cath lab with a surgical room.

TAVR is for select patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve opening) who are not candidates for traditional open chest surgery or are high-risk operable candidates. The first TAVR at CH was performed in April 2016.

Congratulations to the TAVR team!

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