Structural heart
The structural heart program focuses on the surgical treatment of heart disease and other vascular conditions. Surgical options may include repairing or replacing damaged valves through methods such as TAVR and SAVR.
Structural cardiology program in San Antonio
Heart valve conditions impact your physical and emotional health. If your valves narrow, leak or become blocked, we work hard to prioritize your long-term health.
At the Valve Center at Methodist Heart Institute, our highly experienced cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and imaging specialists apply a multidisciplinary care approach to diagnose and repair heart valve and muscle abnormalities. We prioritize leading-edge, minimally invasive surgeries, in an effort to achieve the most positive outcomes and benefit you the most.
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What is structural heart disease?
Structural heart disease occurs when there is an abnormality in your heart's wall, chambers or valves, which causes them narrow, leak or become blocked. These types of issues may be present at birth, or develop as you get older, but at the Methodist Heart Structural Heart Program, we are experienced in diagnosing and treating all types of structural heart disease, including aortic stenosis (AS), mitral valve regurgitation and patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Structural heart conditions we treat
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic stenosis
- Atrial septal defect (ASD)
- Cardiac septal issues
- Heart murmur
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiac myopathy
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral valve regurgitation
- Patent foramen ovale (PFO)
- Perivalvular regurgitation
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Valvular heart disease
- Ventricular septal defects
Structural heart procedures we offer
Our dedicated structural heart physicians perform a wide range of surgical procedures to benefit damaged heart valves and chambers, including:
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure
- Balloon aortic valvuloplasty
- Balloon mitral valvuloplasty
- Left atrial appendage Occlusion(LAAO)
- Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure
- Perivalvular percutaneous closure device
- Transaortic valve replacement: (TAVR)
- Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)
- Ventricular septal defect closure
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