Dr. U. Mees and Dr. E. Benit first in Belgium to implant new percutaneous aortic prosthetic valve

The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation team or TAVI team at Jessa Ziekenhuis successfully completed two implants of a new type of percutaneous aortic prosthetic valve in October 2014. This was a first in Belgium. This second-generation artificial valve offers a number of benefits over the existing valves. The percutaneous aortic prosthetic valves are usually implanted via the femoral artery. Every year 10 to 15 patients are eligible for such a procedure. For these patients the traditional procedure is too risky or impossible. Intervention cardiologist Dr. Edouard Benit and cardiac surgeon Dr. Urbain Mees explain.

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