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Tufts Medical Center in downtown Boston is home to one of Eastern Massachusetts’ strongest Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) programs.
The heart valve team, made up of a TAVR coordinator, cardiologists, imaging specialists, interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from the CardioVascular Center is what truly sets our aortic valve disease program apart. The team will evaluate your illness, review your full medical history and develop an individualized care plan for your specific condition.
TAVR is a minimally invasive, FDA approved procedure that is used to replace a diseased heart valve. The four valves in your heart help allow the one-way flow of blood to the rest of your body. When one of these valves is damaged, the heart can no longer pump effectively.
TAVR is a lifesaving procedure that is less invasive and leads to a quicker improvement of your quality of life compared to open heart surgery.
The TAVR procedure is a hybrid procedure, which means that we combine the techniques of a cardiac surgeon and the technology of a catheterization laboratory (cath lab) based procedure.
During the TAVR procedure, a prosthetic valve is delivered to the heart via a catheter. It is carefully positioned inside your valve and expanded. As the new valve is expanded, it pushes your diseased valve out of the way and takes over the job of regulating blood flow.
The common approach to inserting and guiding the catheter to your heart is transfemorally (through the femoral artery in the groin). In some patients alternative access sites can also be used. Our dedicated heart valve team will use our findings from the evaluation stage to determine the best possible approach for you.
Learn more about this procedure by watching the animation below:
The Tufts Medical Center TAVR program is recognized in Boston through our dedication to providing an individual care plan for each patient. Our entire process is focused on identifying and creating an individualized treatment plan for your heart condition, not on getting to a specific procedure. Throughout your time in the care of our exceptional heart valve team, we will continually monitor and modify your treatment plan to get the best possible outcome.
Not only do we want you to get better but we also want to make sure the experience is as stress-free as possible.
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Title(s): Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery, Surgery Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590 Fax #: 617-636-6410
Heart transplantation, mechanic circulatory support, adult general cardiac surgery
Virtual Appointments Available
Title(s): Director, Interventional Cardiology Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273 Fax #: 617-636-5913
Interventional cardiology
Title(s): Nurse Practitioner Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Structural Heart Appt. Phone: 617-636-4259 Fax #: 617-636-7667
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Title(s): Director, Cardiovascular Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory; Director, Cardiac Amyloidosis Program; Director, Women's Heart Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273 Fax #: 617-636-5913
Echocardiography, heart failure, women's heart disease, cardiac amyloidosis
Title(s): Director, Structural Heart Interventions; Cardiologist; Assistant Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab; Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease Appt. Phone: 617-636-2827 Fax #: 617-636-5913
Interventional cardiology, structural heart disease and intervention, aortic stenosis, TAVR trans aortic valve replacement, MitraClip, mechanical circulatory support
Title(s): Director, Valve Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273 Fax #: 617-636-5913
Non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography
Title(s): Co-Director, Aortic Disease Program; Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery Appt. Phone: Aortic Disease referrals phone: 617-636-5590; Vascular Surgery referrals phone: 617-636-8094 Fax #: 617-636-6410
Surgical treatment of acquired heart disease, aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery, surgical repair of valvular heart disease, minimally invasive surgery, arrhythmia surgery, heart transplantation, circulatory assist devices
