Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Cathy Tafel, 66, is a busy State Farm agent who loves her job and enjoys being active. She has been monitored for the past several years for a heart murmur, but began feeling overly tired, which was unusual. She consulted with her Cardiologist Peter Fattal, M.D., and after an echocardiogram revealed Tafel was suffering from aortic stenosis, she was referred to Interventional Cardiologist Safwan Kassas, M.D., at MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw. Given her rheumatoid arthritis, Dr. Kassas recommended a minimally-invasive TAVR procedure. Less than six months later, Cathy is back to enjoying golf and other outdoor activities again. Learn more at mymichigan.org/tafel.
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Cathy Tafel, 66, is a busy State Farm agent who loves her job and enjoys being active. She has been monitored for the past several years for a heart murmur, but began feeling overly tired, which was unusual. She consulted with her Cardiologist Peter Fattal, M.D., and after an echocardiogram revealed Tafel was suffering from aortic stenosis, she was referred to Interventional Cardiologist Safwan Kassas, M.D., at MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw. Given her rheumatoid arthritis, Dr. Kassas recommended a minimally-invasive TAVR procedure. Less than six months later, Cathy is back to enjoying golf and other outdoor activities again. Learn more at mymichigan.org/tafel.
Copyright MyMichigan Health, CC BY-NC-ND. You may share this video for educational purposes but must credit MyMichigan Health and may not change the video in in any way or use it commercially.
