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Percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR)

  • 26-05-2010 9:34am
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    BrianD3
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    Are PAVRs now being carried out in Irish hospitals? I found one news article which mentioned that it had been done here for the first time in the Blackrock Clinic in Nov 2008.

    Article about PAVR here
    http://vasculardiseasemanagement.com/content/the-new-vdm


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  • #2
    Traumadoc
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    BrianD3 wrote: »
    Are PAVRs now being carried out in Irish hospitals? I found one news article which mentioned that it had been done here for the first time in the Blackrock Clinic in Nov 2008.

    Article about PAVR here
    http://vasculardiseasemanagement.com/content/the-new-vdm

    I thought it was being done in SJH?


  • #3
    AmcD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭AmcD


    I was at the Connolly Hospital study day at the weekend. One of the Mater cardiologists gave a presentation on percutaneous AVRs. Apparently the company who provide these percutaneous valves are limiting the centres that are doing them. This is in order to get some level of experience/excellence in a few centres, rather than everybody having a go (as used to happen with cardiac surgery in Ireland). The impression that I got, was that it was for sicker patients with more medical problems, who wouldn't tolerate the open procedure. As far as I am aware the procedure is being done by Dr.Sugrue in the Mater and somebody in Blackrock clinic. Can't remember SJH being mentioned.


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