Aortic Valve Disease and TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) with Dr. Anita Asgar

Send us Fan MailJoin me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Anita Asgar who was recently named section head of Interventional Cardiology with Northwestern Medicine  at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago, IL.  She is a structural cardiologist with an interest in valvular heart disease.  She discusses her unique journey growing up in Canada and what inspired her to become a Cardiologist!  She discusses in detail what Aortic Valve disease is and explains the latest in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) which is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace a narrowed or diseased aortic valve with an artificial valve. TAVR is an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement, especially for patients who are high-risk for surgery.For more information on the latest minimally invasive valve procedures that the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute offers at Northwestern, please refer to their website:    https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/cardiovascular-careThis episode was sponsored by ParaFlight.  Please see their website for details.https://paraflight.aero/If you would like to contact me with any comments or questions, please email me directly at:   [email protected] the show