Heart & Vascular

TAVR Procedure

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement

As aortic stenosis progresses, your heart team will determine when and how to fix your valve. Options for fixing your valve typically include open heart surgery or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Aortic Valve Stenosis

As aortic stenosis progresses, patients often start to develop symptoms which include:

Chest pain
Dizziness or light-headedness
Difficulty breathing or feeling out of breath
Difficulty walking short distances
Rapid, fluttering heartbeat
Difficulty lying down flat due to shortness of breath
The feeling like you might faint or fainting
Swelling in your feet, ankles, lower legs

If you have been told you have a heart murmur and are experiencing any symptoms listed above, talk to your doctor or cardiologist.

Evolut EXPAND TAVR II Pivotal Trial

Monument Health is rerolled in the Evolut EXPAND TAVR II Pivotal Trial. The purpose of the EXPAND trial is to explore the treatment of moderate aortic stenosis (AS) with early TAVR before AS becomes severe. Early treatment of AS may help preserve cardiac function, prevent or slow further deterioration in cardiac function, and prevent death in some patients.

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