Cardiovascular Institute Physicians Perform First Local Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Interventional cardiologists Dr. Amir Haghighat and Dr. Samir Patel of Cardiovascular Institute worked jointly with local cardiothoracic surgeons and Bay Medical team members to launch a new  valve program which offers minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (TAVR).  The first cases at Bay Medical were performed in February 2017.  The official press release from Bay Medical…

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What is a Heart Murmur?

Cardiovascular Institute cardiologist Dr. Michael Morrow explains the most common causes of heart murmur and how cardiologists make a diagnosis using ultrasound technology for echocardiograms. While many heart murmurs are benign, some are a symptom of valve disease such as aortic stenosis. The Cardiovascular Institute has a nationally accredited echocardiography lab in our main office in Panama…