Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program Development: A Guide for the Heart Team

ISBN-10
1975105230
ISBN-13
9781975105235
Category
Heart valves
Pages
298
Language
English
Published
2019
Authors
Marian C. Hawkey, Elizabeth M. Perpetua, Sandra B. Lauck

Description

"Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure that repairs the valve without removing the old, damaged valve. TAVR is reserved for those patients for whom an open heart surgery procedure is not an option due to age and overall health. Most of the patients that are good candidates for this procedure are over 70 years old. The TAVR programs are multi-disciplinary units with nurses at the front. The NPs and CNSs are responsible for setting up the programs and ensuring that the right candidates are chosen to participate by conducting patient screenings, gather medical records, schedule pre-diagnostic testing and setting up appointments, and communicating with all physicians. Over 200,000 procedures have been performed in the first decade of innovation. TAVR is poised to become the standard of care for most patients with aortic stenosis. The maturity of the technology is not matched with the availability of practical tools for allied health professionals working in this complex field. The authors are international leaders in TAVR program development and have the collective expertise to fill this gap. The primary objective for this text is to serve as the "go-to" resource for TAVR programs development and organization of the clinical evaluation pathway. To date, this information has been conveyed by the author group through conference proceedings, didactic industry-sponsored sessions or social networking on a limited basis. The author team has received repeated requests for the information conveyed. This reference text will be highly sought after by clinicians and industry partners. It will become the recognized standard resource across centers"--Provided by publisher.

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