KATV: Dr. Aravind Rao Discusses Heart Attacks and Risk Factors

Dr. Aravind Rao shared how you can take action for heart attacks. Dr. Rao is one of the 50+ cardiology specialists in the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute - the state's largest network of specialists caring for your heart.

KATV: Dr. Aravind Rao Discusses Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons at CHI St. Vincent, Arkansas, use TAVR, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, to treat aortic stenosis, repairing or replacing damaged heart valves. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TAVR, is a less invasive option for patients with severe heart valve disease who are high-risk or too sick for open heart surgery. This less invasive procedure allows a new valve to be inserted within the existing, diseased aortic valve without opening up the chest and completely removing the diseased valve.

Severe aortic stenosis is a serious heart valve disease that restricts normal blood flow to the entire body. When you have aortic stenosis, your heart valves are not able to fully open and close. As a result and your lungs, brain and body don’t get the oxygen-rich blood they need to function.

Learn more about options for treating aortic stenosis and heart valve disease at chistvincent.com/Aortic-Stenosis/aortic-stenosis-and-heart-valve-disease.