As part of a nationwide clinical trial, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital will begin performing procedures on low-risk patients with complex heart conditions that would serve as an alternative to open-heart surgery. The hospital will be the first in Arizona to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replaceme..."> As part of a nationwide clinical trial, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital will begin performing procedures on low-risk patients with complex heart conditions that would serve as an alternative to open-heart surgery. The hospital will be the first in Arizona to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replaceme..." /> As part of a nationwide clinical trial, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital will begin performing procedures on low-risk patients with complex heart conditions that would serve as an alternative to open-heart surgery. The hospital will be the first in Arizona to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replaceme..." />

Clinical trial allows Abrazo Arizona to offer heart surgery alternative to low-risk patients

< img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/10093991/azheart-tavr-181931*100xx1501-1500-94-0.jpg" > As part of a nationwide clinical trial, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital will begin performing procedures on low-risk patients with complex heart conditions that would serve as an alternative to open-heart surgery. The hospital will be the first in Arizona to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedures on low-risk patients suffering from aortic stenosis. Abrazo is one of 80 hospitals around the nation participating in the five-year-long clinic trial. “This is a very innovative… < div class="feedflare" > < a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/industry_6?a=EMpmViZGOmo:Z_nZ7bKbnB8:yIl2AUoC8zA" > < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/industry_6?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" > < /img > < /a > < /div >
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