Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is it possible to replace a heart valve without opening the chest? 👀
Hussam Suradi, MD, does it every day at Rush.
With transcatheter aortic valve replacement (#TAVR), Suradi uses a tiny device and high-tech procedure to open a narrowed aortic valve so the heart can pump smoothly again: https://rsh.md/4aANSQP
Is it possible to replace a heart valve without opening the chest? 👀
Hussam Suradi, MD, does it every day at Rush.
With transcatheter aortic valve replacement (#TAVR), Suradi uses a tiny device and high-tech procedure to open a narrowed aortic valve so the heart can pump smoothly again: https://rsh.md/4aANSQP










