What is a minimally invasive heart valve replacement?

Each time your heart beats, your heart valves open and close, allowing blood to flow into, through, and out of your heart in one direction. When the heart valves begin to fail, the heart beats harder to compensate for the reduced blood flow, leading to heart valve disease. In this case, the valve will need to be repaired or replaced.

• Less surgical trauma
• Less postoperative bleeding and blood units transfused
• Faster recovery
• Shorter hospital and ICU stay
• Less pain

• Bleeding
• Stroke
• Infection
• Irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
• Death

Most people are eligible for a minimally invasive procedure. It is most recommended for those who:

• May not physically be able to handle a long procedure or recovery time.
• Have difficulty stabilizing themselves, as this could make it more difficult for the breastbone to heal following a more traditional procedure.
• Need to return to work sooner rather than later and require a quicker recovery time.

We offer the latest valve repair and replacement procedures, including:

• Balloon valvuloplasty
• Bioprosthetic valve replacement
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR)

We were one of the first in the world to perform percutaneous valve replacement under local anesthesia, conducted over 10 clinical trials for thoracic and abdominal aneurysm repair, and participated in all carotid stent trials. Additionally, we have pioneered and popularized TAVR fast-track protocols that allow for a same-day procedure under local anesthesia with next-day discharge. As a world leader in redefining percutaneous valve repair, patients worldwide come to our hospital for these procedures every day.