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http://www.nucleushealth.com/ - This medical animation of heart surgery shows the surgical replacement of the aortic valve with an artificial valve. Abnormalities of the aortic valve can...
TAVR is a minimally invasive, cath-based procedure to replace the aortic valve in patient with severe aortic stenosis for individuals that are high risk or too sick for open-heart surgery. Left...
In depth review of the surgical procedure to replace a defective native aortic valve with an artificial bioprosthetic aortic valve CVS173
Watch aortic valve replacement videos for patients, their families and friends.
Through a small two-inch incision and without cutting the breastbone, Dr. Neelan Doolabh performs a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery at Clements University Hospital.
This is a minimally-invasive procedure performed by inserting a new aortic valve via a catheter to replace a damaged valve. The TAVR procedure displaces the diseased valve and the new valve is deployed in it's place.
TAVR is a treatment option for certain patients who have severe aortic stenosis but are intermediate or greater risk for open heart surgery. This animated video describes aortic stenosis and shows how transcatheter aortic valve replacement is performed through an incision in the leg.