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STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE PROGRAM
The entire cardiovascular team at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Fort Worth is proud to have launched the first Structural Heart Disease Program in all of Tarrant County . It is the most comprehensive Tarrant County Structural Heart Disease Program as determined by cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons on the medical staff .
A multidisciplinary team of experienced cardiologists , cardiothoracic surgeons , interventional cardiologists , electrophysiologists and imaging specialists on the medical staff , along with our specialized nurses , combine their expertise with advanced technologies to treat a variety of patient conditions that are considered within the category of structural heart disease .
325 |
Total number of TAVR implants ( Oct 2017 - June 30 , 2022 ) |
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Number
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of strokes associated with TAVR patients ( FY22 ) |
1 day |
Median length of stay ( FY22 ) |
0
Acute
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kidney injury ( FY22 ) |
Conditions treated include :
• Ascending aortic aneurysms and dissections
• Atrial septal defects ( ASD )
• Heart valve disease – abnormalities , valve insufficiency , regurgitation , stenosis and damaged artificial valves
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Left atrial appendage thrombus
• Patent foramen ovale ( PFO )
• Prosthetic valve paravalvular leaks
• Ventricular septal defects ( VSD )
Specialized treatments offered :
• Atrial septal defect ( ASD ) closure
• Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( ECPR )*
• Left atrial appendage occlusion ( LAAO )
• Minimally invasive surgical repair of structural heart defects
• Minimally invasive tricuspid valve repair
• Patent foramen ovale ( PFO ) catheter repair
• Port access minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement - minimally invasive ( TAVR )
• Transcatheter mitral valve repair – minimally invasive ( TMVR )
• Robotic cardiothoracic surgery *
• Surgical repair of ascending aortic aneurysms and dissections *
• Ventricular assist device
* Surgical procedures performed within Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth . All other procedures are performed on the same campus but within Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Fort Worth .