Dr. Thomas Rayburn, Cardiovascular Surgeon, (TAVR) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

"At CHI St. Vincent in Arkansas our team of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons are experts in TAVR, the latest minimally invasive surgical procedure for treating aortic stenosis. TAVR is an acronym for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. People that are at high risk for traditional open heart surgery are candidates for this heart valve surgery. We have seen a dramatic improvement in people’s quality of life for people that really have no other options. We are going to see this deployed and utilized in more people within lower risk categories. TAVR can be done with minimal hospital stay and with minimal pain.

“It’s unbelievable to take someone in their mid-90s who is frail and has a lot of other problems and have them go home the next day and almost immediately have an improvement in their quality of life.” - Dr. Thomas Rayburn, CHI St. Vincent, Arkansas

For more information visit www.chistvincent.com/Aortic-Stenosis/aortic-stenosis-and-heart-valve-disease
Or call the CHI St. Vincent Valve Clinic Coordinator at 501-552-3776