Minimally Invasive Procedure Benefits High-Risk Patients
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS)—a narrowing of the aortic valve. TAVR offers numerous benefits for patients who are not candidates for higher-risk and more invasive open-heart surgery due to their age and medical condition. Typically, patients can go home the following day after a TAVR procedure.
At Catholic Health, our St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® (Roslyn, NY) performs more TAVRs than any other hospital on Long Island. TAVR is also performed at The St. Francis Heart Center at Good Samaritan University Hospital (West Islip, NY).