Powers Health heart team physicians Omar Husseini, Jonathan Meyer, Samer Abbas and Michael Eng and nurse practitioner Angela Patti smile for performed Indiana’s first procedure using a new transcatheter mitral valve replacement system.
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Community Hospital in Munster became the first in Indiana to perform a surgical procedure with the Sapien M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement.
The minimally invasive procedure treats patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are not suitable for traditional surgery or other catheter-based repairs. The condition causes blood to leak and forces the heart to work harder after its mitral valve fails to close properly.
Symptoms of mitral regurgitation include shortness of breath, fatigue and diminished ability to perform everyday activities.
A heart team led by Samer Abbas, Michael Eng, Omar Husseini, and Jonathan Meyer performed the procedure, which eliminates the need for open-heart surgery by replacing the mitral valve through a catheter inserted in a blood vessel.
“Bringing this technology to Indiana expands treatment options for patients with complex mitral valve disease,” said Abbas, medical director of Powers Health Medical Group Cardiology, co-medical director of Cardiovascular Services for Powers Health and medical director of the Structural Heart and Valve Program of Powers Health. “For many patients who previously had few options, this procedure may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.”
The new system has demonstrated major reductions in mitral regurgitation and notable improvements in patients’ symptoms and quality of life, according to clinical trials. Power Health said it was offering it in order to bring advanced structural heart therapies closer to home so patients wouldn't have to go to Chicago.
“We are proud to be the first hospital in Indiana to perform this procedure,” said Dale O’Donnell, vice president of Cardiovascular Services for Powers Health and Powers Health Medical Group Cardiology. “Our patients deserve access to the latest innovations in cardiovascular care without having to travel outside Northwest Indiana.”
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Powers Health heart team physicians Omar Husseini, Jonathan Meyer, Samer Abbas and Michael Eng and nurse practitioner Angela Patti smile for performed Indiana’s first procedure using a new transcatheter mitral valve replacement system.
