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.