<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1PZg9J_1Gq9OJs700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1PZg9J_1Gq9OJs700" width="1533" height="982" ><figcaption>Photo Courtesy of Southeast Health</figcaption></figure>Dothan, Ala. (WDNews) — Southeast Health Medical Center performed its 500th successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the hospital.Dr. Charles Eugene Mayes Jr., a cardiologist, and Dr. Steven F. Johnson, a cardiothoracic surgeon, performed the procedure in the medical center’s catheterization lab. Both physicians are with the Southeast Health Cardiovascular Institute.Known as TAVR, the procedure allows a team to insert an artificial aortic valve inside an existing valve narrowed by stenosis, a condition that restricts blood flow.“The TAVR procedure revolutionized the way we take care of patients with aortic valve disease,” said Johnson, who has served on the team since the program began. “It allows us to replace a highly invasive traditional open-heart surgery into a minimally invasive procedure.”The medical center performed Dothan’s first successful TAVR procedure in 2017, according to Southeast Health.The team also includes interventional cardiologist Dr. Andreas Muench, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Barry G. Crowe and structural heart coordinator Kellie Rogero, a certified registered nurse practitioner.According to the hospital, TAVR provides an option for patients at high risk for traditional valve replacement surgery. An interventional cardiologist and a cardiothoracic surgeon work with a multidisciplinary team to perform the procedure.Southeast Health said TAVR can offer patients with severe aortic stenosis a shorter recovery, less pain and a shorter hospital stay compared with open-heart surgery.For more information, visit southeasthealth.org or call the Southeast Health Cardiovascular Institute at 334-944-4278.The hospital said a donation to the Southeast Health Foundation helped make the program possible. Information about supporting Heart &amp; Vascular Services is available by calling the foundation at 334-673-4150.</div></body>

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Dothan, Ala. (WDNews) — Southeast Health Medical Center performed its 500th successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the hospital. Dr. Charles Eugene Mayes Jr., a cardiologist, and Dr. Steven F. Johnson, a cardiothoracic surgeon, performed the procedure in the medical center’s catheterization lab. Both physicians are with the Southeast Health Cardiovascular Institute.

Southeast Health Performs 500th TAVR Procedure

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Dothan, Ala. (WDNews) — Southeast Health Medical Center performed its 500th successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement Thursday, Nov. 5, according t

Southeast Health Performs 500th TAVR Procedure

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