New Patient Appointment or 214-645-8300

New Patient Appointment or 214-645-8300

MedBlog

Explore This Section

All Heart Valve Disorders

TAVR is not the ‘beginning of the end’ for aortic stenosis open heart surgery

Heart

TAVR is not the ‘beginning of the end’ for aortic stenosis open heart surgery

Two studies presented in March at #ACC19 are the talk of the cardiology community. Both address one question: Can low-risk patients with aortic stenosis benefit from TAVR? Dharam Kumbhani, M.D., says the data are intriguing, but the excitement is a bit premature. Learn more.

Dharam Kumbhani, M.D.

June 6, 2019

MitraClip therapy: Which patients are ‘sick enough’?

Heart

MitraClip therapy: Which patients are ‘sick enough’?

MitraClip has emerged as a treatment option for patients with mitral valve disease who are not healthy enough for valve replacement surgery. However, the device is approved for only a small patient pool – and it might be unnecessary with optimized medical therapy.

Dharam Kumbhani, M.D.

February 20, 2019

Heart valve surgery without cracking open the chest

Heart

Heart valve surgery without cracking open the chest

With minimally invasive heart valve surgery, surgeons don’t “crack open the chest,” instead going between the ribs through a 2-inch incision.

Neelan Doolabh, M.D.

February 22, 2017

Unique Approach to Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

Heart

Unique Approach to Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

Dr. Neelan Doolabh offers a new way to think about – and do – heart valve surgery, and it’s reducing recovery times and improving outcomes.

Neelan Doolabh, M.D.

January 26, 2017