Midland Memorial Hospital performed the first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, led by Dr. Mark Davis, an interventional cardiologist, and Dr. Kirit Patel, a cardiovascular surgeon, and a team, who all successfully completed the procedure on a patient with aortic valve stenosis.
The procedure used the Medtronic EvolutPro Transcatheter Heart Valve, according to a press release from Midland Health.
Aortic Stenosis is a common heart valve disease among adults, which results in the valve between the heart and the body to narrow. This causes the heart to work harder to supply blood flow throughout the body.
"While Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) has been the gold standard for decades, treatment of AS has evolved over the past decade with TAVR becoming a minimally invasive alternative for aortic valve replacement. It's a great option for older or more frail patients or who have heart damage that makes open-heart surgery more challenging," Midland Health wrote in the press release. "Patients typically notice improved symptoms shortly after the TAVR and can be released as soon as the following day."