Dr. Balkis Ghalayini

TAVR

Surgeries Home / Surgeries / Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive heart procedure to replace a thickened aortic valve that can’t fully open (aortic valve stenosis). The aortic valve is located between the left lower heart chamber (left ventricle) and the body’s main artery (aorta). If the… Continue reading TAVR

Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Surgeries Home / Surgeries / Endovascular Aneurysm Repair An aortic aneurysm is a bulging, dilation or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery, that is due to weakness or degeneration that develops in a portion of the artery wall. Just like a balloon, the aneurysm enlarges, stretching the walls of the artery… Continue reading Endovascular Aneurysm Repair