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Scott Lilly, MD, PhD
Interventional Cardiologist
Co-Director, Structural Heart Disease Program
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center]

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TAVR
Understanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement] 

Scott Lilly, MD, PhD: TAVR stands for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. And what it represents is a minimally invasive way to replace a diseased aortic valve that is currently an alternative to open heart surgery. You cross the valve and then you implant this valve across the tight aortic valve, push it to the side, and you have a fully functioning valve in the correct location.

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Understanding Aortic Stenosis and its Symptoms]

Most often, this is used for patients with severe aortic stenosis, and that's a big, long word. And what it means is that the valve that separates the heart from the rest of the body has become tight, and it doesn't open as well as it did before. And when this happens to the aortic valve, volume and fluid and pressure tends to accumulate in the left ventricle, the pumping side of the heart, and can create symptoms like shortness of breath when one walks up the stairs or chest pain when one tries to perform normal activities or even can cause syncope or passing out.

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What are the advantages of TAVR?]

What is the advantage of this transcatheter approach versus an open heart surgery? The recovery time's shorter. The amount of blood loss is less. The patient is not on cardiopulmonary bypass. Oftentimes, they're up from the bed into the chair the night of the procedure. They're extubated and feeling good. They're walking around the night of the procedure. And in general, they're discharged on hospital day two or three. So the recovery is much better. Patients are generally more comfortable, and overall it's just a less invasive kind of procedure.

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
For More Information
Call 614-293-7677
wexnermedical.osu.edu/heart]

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