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BusinessJune 20, 2022

Saint Francis Healthcare System announced its Heart Valve Center has performed 300 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures since September 2014. TAVR, according to a news release, is considered a safer alternative to open-heart surgery, offering patients with severe aortic stenosis a minimally invasive surgical option...

Members of Saint Francis Healthcare's Heart Valve Center note the accomplishment of 300 TAVR procedures in less than eight years.
Members of Saint Francis Healthcare's Heart Valve Center note the accomplishment of 300 TAVR procedures in less than eight years.Submitted

Saint Francis Healthcare System announced its Heart Valve Center has performed 300 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures since September 2014.

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TAVR, according to a news release, is considered a safer alternative to open-heart surgery, offering patients with severe aortic stenosis a minimally invasive surgical option.

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