Minimally Invasive Structural Heart Procedures

Smaller incisions, better outcomes

Our structural heart team, lead by interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons, are experts in minimally invasive, catheter-based structural heart procedures that result in shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries and an improved quality of life. These procedures have been found to be safer yet equally effective as open heart surgery — providing new opportunities for care when more traditional procedures are no longer an option.

TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR)

This procedure replaces a diseased aortic valve with a bioprosthetic — or tissue — valve to improve blood flow in patients with aortic valve stenosis. OhioHealth has been a leader in this revolutionary procedure since 2011.

TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE REPAIR (MITRACLIP)

This procedure clips together the leaky flaps of a damaged mitral valve in patients with mitral regurgitation. It allows the valve to close more completely, helping restore normal blood flow while improving quality of life.

TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT (TMVR)

This procedure uses catheter-based technology to replace the valve in patients with advanced mitral disease who are not candidates for open heart surgery.

LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE (LAA)

This procedure implants a device in the heart — often called the WATCHMAN device — to seal off the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation who have not been successfully managing their condition with blood thinners. It can reduce the risk for stroke and eliminate the need for blood-thinning medications.

ALCOHOL SEPTAL ABLATION

This procedure for patients with abnormal heart muscle thickness injects alcohol into the thickened area to help reduce it to the normal size.

OTHER CATHETER-BASED PROCEDURES

Percutaneous aortic and mitral valvuloplasty, which uses a balloon to expand narrow heart valves.
Closures of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects, which are congenital holes between the heart's chambers.
Repair of failing tricuspid valves in patients considered high risk for traditional surgery.