Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center announced Nov. 29 that its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program’s cardiac team recently performed its 100th TAVR procedure.
Sanjiv Patel, MD, interventional cardiologist at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute, told Becker's in an email the first procedure was performed in July 2019.
"It’s a great feeling to achieve our 100th TAVR procedure milestone, and I am looking forward to taking this program to even greater heights by incorporating leading-edge technologies to continue improving this well established and effective procedure resulting in exceptional patient outcomes,"Dr. Patel said in a press release.