Structural heart disease occurs from aging, injury or infection and most often affects the heart valves.
As the heart beats, a precisely timed series of opening and closing of valves keeps blood flowing in the right direction. All four valves aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic need to open wide, then shut tight in rhythm.
Heart valves may not close all the way (regurgitation) or open sufficiently (stenosis). These conditions can develop over time and often don’t need treatment. Sometimes blood thinners can help. If left untreated, however, structural heart disease can lead to serious complications.
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Jim Mason, of Stewartstown, is like many retired grandfathers. He enjoys riding bikes with his grandchildren, tinkering on his tractor, and enjoying time with his wife.
And while these things may seem simple to most, for Mason they are a testament to how far he has come with his heart health in the nearly three decades since he began a journey that he started at WellSpan Health.
“I had never been to a doctor for any health issues, and then in 1993 I was in my mid-40s and I had high cholesterol and then had a positive stress test,” the 74-year-old said. “Almost immediately, I had bypass surgery and that prevented me from ever having a heart attack.”
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Blog | Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor | Structural Heart| April 21, 2021
Creating a Structural Heart Program is an Investment in the Future of the Hospital
Transesophageal echo (TEE) being used to guide the deployment of a MitraClip device during a transcatheter structural heart procedure in the hybrid lab at the University of Colorado Hospital. The center has performed more than 200 MitraClip mitral valve repairs over the past decade. Photo by Dave Fornell
As a medical technology journalist, a little more than a decade ago I found myself sitting in those late afternoon future technology sessions at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conferences. The sessions sometimes had a sea of open chairs as cardiologist attendees peeled off to get dinner or enjoy visiting the host city after long day. This is where I was introduced to transcatheter valves and the promise the technology might have in the years to come to possibly change how cardiology is practiced.
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Older adults trust online reviews almost as much as word-of-mouth recommendations when choosing a physician
Online reviews were viewed as more important than where the physician trained or attended medical school