About This Location
Caring for Heart Valve Disease
Patients: Please use the main Clyde A. Smith Heart & Vascular Center entrance at 1880 Amherst Street.
Valley Health’s Advanced Valve Center at Winchester Medical Center provides a comprehensive approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients diagnosed with complex valve disease. The center offers a full spectrum of treatment options and expert clinical care locally.
Care We Provide
- Innovative minimally invasive small-incision and catheter-based interventions, including Trans-Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and Mitral Clip, or Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement (TMVR).
- Conventional surgical valve repair or replacement
- Medical management of heart valve disease
- Second opinion service for challenging and complex pathology
- Cutting-edge and innovative investigational procedures and research protocols
- Sophisticated, non-invasive imaging of the heart valves
Our team works with each patient to provide a thorough evaluation and develop individual treatment recommendations. In most cases, clinical assessment, cardiac testing (as needed), and consultation with our valve specialists will occur in one to two visits to minimize patient travel.
Advanced Minimally Invasive Treatments
We can provide treatments for some of the most complex heart valve problems using minimally invasive repair and replacement procedures, including catheter-based techniques like TAVR and TMVR. For patients, these procedures can mean less time in the hospital, less pain and a quicker recovery.
Our state-of-the-art hybrid room combines cardiac catheterization and surgical capabilities and is equipped with advanced imaging and support technology.
Structural Heart Team
Our team includes cardiovascular surgeons and cardiologists who specialize in structural heart problems, valve disorders, interventional therapies, and imaging, as well as vascular surgeons and anesthesiologists.
Charles J., TAVR Patient
Charles learned from his cardiologist that TAVR might be an option for his aortic stenosis and was referred to the Advanced Valve Center for evaluation. He appreciated the team’s honest communication and collaborative approach in developing recommendations for his treatment.
“They do have that kind of regard for you and your wellbeing, and they don’t rush into anything,” he says. “I had no idea that we had the caliber of surgeons and doctors here…. One day in the hospital, and I’m home. I’m back doing everything I did before – the driving, the walking.”
For more information, call 540-536-4000
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