Popular Science chose an innovative heart valve replacement as its Grand Award Winner in the health category of the annual “Best of What’s New” awards. The valve is used in a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a new treatment option at MUSC for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (narrowing of the aorta). MUSC . . . → Read More: Popular Science Selects Transcatheter Heart Valve as Grand Award Winner
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91-year-old Henry Brawner of Charleston had inoperable aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve), and was quickly losing the ability to perform everyday tasks. In April 2012 he became the first patient in South Carolina to be treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a new treatment option at MUSC that replaces the aortic valve through . . . → Read More: 91-year-old Undergoes New Heart Valve Replacement  Leave a comment  aortic stenosis, aortic valve replacement, aortic valve surgery, Dr. Daniel Steinberg, Dr. John Ikonomidis, heart disease, heart valve disease, medical university of south carolina, minimally invasive surgery, musc, TAVI, TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, valve replacement Earlier this year MUSC became the first hospital in the state to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. The condition involves a narrowing of the aorta near the heart, and is fatal if not treated with surgery. TAVR is approved for patients who are too sick or have too many risk . . . → Read More: A New Heart Option: TAVR |
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