First in the State: Replacing Mitral Valve Via Tendyne Transcatheter
As a cardiologist, it’s always nice to celebrate February as heart month! It’s even more exciting to share that doctors at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital were the first in the state of Maryland to replace a mitral valve via tendyne transcatheter.
Drs. Brian Bethea, John Wang, Nauman Siddiqi and Antony Kaliyadan of the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute (MHVI) successfully implanted the state’s first Tendyne transcather mitral valve replacement system in late 2019, as part of a national clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of the implant as an option to open-heart surgery.
This is just one of many heart-related studies that happen across MedStar Health. Perhaps this Heart Month, you can take some time to view the archives of FOCUS to see what other great work is happening here!
The mitral valve replacement is used in patients with mitral regurgitation, which can cause severe fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness. This trial is assessing the safety and efficacy of this implant for patients who are not able to undergo open-heart surgery.
You can read the release here. Congratulations to the team and I look forward to hearing the results of this study.
You can see a video simulation of the device as part of the press release. |
This is just one of many heart-related studies that happen across MedStar Health. Perhaps this Heart Month, you can take some time to view the archives of FOCUS to see what other great work is happening here!
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