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200th TAVR Aortic Valve Replacement

OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma Heart Hospital was one of the first hospitals in the nation and the first in Oklahoma to offer patients a new minimally-invasive technique for replacing the most critical valve in the heart – the aortic valve - without open heart surgery.  On April 30, Oklahoma Heart Hospital will celebrate the successful implantation of 200 aortic valves using a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).  The event will be a reunion of TAVR patients, their families and their OHH cardiologists and nurses.

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