On this episode of the Hurley in the Morning radio show, Harry discusses aortic valve disease with Muhammad Raza, MD, medical director, structural heart program, director cardiac catheterization lab and division director, interventional cardiology, Deborah Heart and Lung Center. The aortic valve is the exit valve of the heart. A diseased aortic valve may not properly open or close due to calcification/stenosis or regurgitation/leakage and over time, can stress and damage the heart muscle.

Aortic valve disease symptoms, causes and treatment are shared as well as disease management. A new minimally invasive transcatheter treatment option to replace the aortic valve is now available. Deborah Heart and Lung Center performed its first commercial implant of the Trilogy™ Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) System (JenaValve), making it the first hospital in the region to offer this groundbreaking treatment for patients with severe aortic valve regurgitation. Learn more about aortic valve disease, including the minimally invasive treatment option TAVR, and the importance of early detection and heart-healthy living.