Sep 22, 2020 TAVR: A 'Paradigm Shift' In Heart Valve Repair

An innovative procedure called TAVR gives more patients the option of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement.

Arash Salemi, MD, clinical chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at RWJBarnabas Health— Northern Region, calls a new procedure to replace failing aortic valves nothing less than “a game changer.” The procedure, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), offers a minimally invasive option for surgeons to replace an old, narrowing valve, giving ever-more patients many more years of good heart health. Dr. Salemi takes a deeper look at TAVR and its benefits for patients.