Structural Heart Disease

As the era of percutaneous intervention evolves from primarily coronary stent based therapies to percutaneous valves, clips, closure devices and a new era of more efficient and smaller percutaneous VADs, there comes a need to understand the basics of this new sub specialty of cardiology, coined Structural Heart Disease. It will incorporate advanced TEE techniques, advanced cardiac catheterization techniques. This page will continue to evolve as the specialty evolves and more information will arrive here as it is developed. 

For the moment, structural heart disease interventions remain within the realm of advanced operators, however, workup and management in the periprocedural period lies well within the realm of general cardiology fellow and resident training. 

• Transfemoral or Transapical Aortic Valve Replacement
• Percutaneous Mitral Valve Clip
• Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve replacement
• Atrial Septal Defect Closure
• Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion