TMVR: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement, or TMVR, allows doctors to replace a malfunctioning mitral valve -- either the patient's own or bioprosthetic valve from a previous surgery -- using a small  tube called a catheter inserted into a large vein in the groin instead of conventional open-heart surgery.

 
 
 
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The expanded use of this heart-valve replacement technology for patients too ill for open-heart surgery, approved in June 2017 by the Food and Drug Administration, was adopted quickly by doctors at the Heart & Vascular Institute. The FDA's approval applied specifically to the Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve from Edwards Lifesciences.

"Approval is limited to patients who are deemed a high risk for repeat open-heart surgery," says Dr. Raymond McKay, one of the doctors who performed the first TMVR procedure at the Heart & Vascular Institute in August 2017, "and only for patients who have already undergone previous surgical mitral valve replacement."

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The mitral valve, two flaps between the left atrium and left ventricle, controls blood flow between the two chambers. It's a one-way valve, allowing blood from the left atrium into the left ventricle while preventing the reverse flow into the left ventricle. Mitral valve regurgitation, when the valve doesn't close properly and allows backward blood flow,  can  cause shortness of breath, fatigue, swollen ankles or feet and heart palpitations.

TMVR uses the same technology as as the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR, approved by the FDA in November 2011 for inoperable patient with aortic stenosis. The TMVR procedure, places a new mitral valve within the existing surgically replaced valve.

This minimally invasive approach allows patients to avoid another open-heart surgery. 


Meet our TMVR Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
McAree, Patrick C., PA-C McAree, Patrick C., PA-C
4.7 /5
123 surveys
860.456.2898
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Willimantic
Bleich, Steven, MD Bleich, Steven, MD 860.522.0604
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Glastonbury
Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC 203.265.9831
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Wallingford
  • Cheshire
  • West Hartford
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Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD
4.9 /5
82 surveys
860.696.5520
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Hartford
Carroll, Lenore Ann, APRN Carroll, Lenore Ann, APRN
4.8 /5
187 surveys
860.636.2010
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Middletown
  • Old Saybrook
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Altszuler, David Jay, MD Altszuler, David Jay, MD 203.265.9831
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Glastonbury
  • Wallingford
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Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD
4.9 /5
177 surveys
860.242.8756
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bloomfield
Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO
4.9 /5
192 surveys
860.524.4550
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Hartford
  • Wethersfield
  • Glastonbury
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Srinivasan, Aparna, MD Srinivasan, Aparna, MD 203.845.2160
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwalk
Panetta, Andrew David, PA-C Panetta, Andrew David, PA-C 860.696.5520
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Hartford
Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD
4.9 /5
295 surveys
860.572.5400
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Mystic
  • Westerly
  • Old Lyme
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Dada, Marcin R., MD Dada, Marcin R., MD
4.8 /5
34 surveys
860.224.5694
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
  • Plainville
  • Prospect
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Nasir, Usama Bin, MD Nasir, Usama Bin, MD
4.8 /5
126 surveys
860.242.8756
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bloomfield
  • Enfield
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Alter, Eric Louis, MD, FACC, RPVI Alter, Eric Louis, MD, FACC, RPVI 203.254.2452
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Fairfield
  • Milford
  • Stratford
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Prisco, Jessica L., APRN Prisco, Jessica L., APRN
4.7 /5
125 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
Diamond, Kristen Murrone, PA-C Diamond, Kristen Murrone, PA-C 860.242.8756
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bloomfield
Patel, Boskey, DO, FACC Patel, Boskey, DO, FACC 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
Vlismas, Peter Paul, MD Vlismas, Peter Paul, MD 860.972.1212
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Hartford
  • Bridgeport
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Jaffer, Osman Arif, MD, RPVI Jaffer, Osman Arif, MD, RPVI
4.7 /5
37 surveys
203.732.7455
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Derby
  • Oxford
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Cole, Jennifer L., APRN, FNP-C Cole, Jennifer L., APRN, FNP-C 860.972.1212
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Fairfield
  • Trumbull
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Peckham, Elizabeth Nicole, APRN Peckham, Elizabeth Nicole, APRN
4.9 /5
54 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Plainfield
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Martin-Beaulieu, John, APRN Martin-Beaulieu, John, APRN 860.972.1506
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • West Hartford
Jaiswal, Abhishek, MD Jaiswal, Abhishek, MD
5.0 /5
75 surveys
860.972.1212
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Hartford
  • Hamden
  • Fairfield
  • Bridgeport
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Shippee, Jessica L., APRN Shippee, Jessica L., APRN 860.972.1695
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
Beach, Yan, APRN Beach, Yan, APRN 860.276.5107
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Southington
Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI
4.9 /5
84 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Kunkes, Jordan H., MD Kunkes, Jordan H., MD
4.9 /5
321 surveys
860.522.5712
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
Bailey, Allison L., PA-C Bailey, Allison L., PA-C
4.9 /5
135 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Glastonbury
  • Farmington
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Dasilva, Bliss, APRN Dasilva, Bliss, APRN
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cheshire
  • Bloomfield
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Neveu, Jaclyn Rose, PA-C Neveu, Jaclyn Rose, PA-C
4.9 /5
145 surveys
860.889.9180
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
  • Wallingford
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Powner, Jordan, DO Powner, Jordan, DO
4.7 /5
105 surveys
860.524.4550
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Enfield
  • Hartford
  • Willimantic
  • Glastonbury
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Leach, Olivia, PA-C Leach, Olivia, PA-C
4.8 /5
57 surveys
860.696.5520
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Hartford
Sanabria, Christine, APRN Sanabria, Christine, APRN 860.972.9495
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
Russell, Jessica, APRN Russell, Jessica, APRN 203.576.5708
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Bridgeport
Angeli, Angelina, APRN Angeli, Angelina, APRN 203.678.1050
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Wallingford
  • Bloomfield
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Lobraico-Fernandez, Jessika, PA-C Lobraico-Fernandez, Jessika, PA-C 203.683.5100
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bridgeport
O'Neill, Amanda, APRN O'Neill, Amanda, APRN 203.576.6177
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bridgeport
Dawiczyk, Stephania, APRN, FNP Dawiczyk, Stephania, APRN, FNP
4.8 /5
172 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
  • Hartford
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Ringuette, Keith, PA-C Ringuette, Keith, PA-C
4.7 /5
37 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
Tobon, Karisa, PA-C Tobon, Karisa, PA-C 860.489.1132
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Torrington
Kelleher, Sean, APRN Kelleher, Sean, APRN 860.972.5499
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
Miller, Alexa, APRN, DNP Miller, Alexa, APRN, DNP 203.445.7093
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Trumbull
  • Fairfield
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Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI
4.9 /5
112 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Murusky, Kristen, APRN Murusky, Kristen, APRN 203.867.5300
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Guilford
  • Branford
  • Hamden
  • New Haven
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Sanders, Graig, PA-C Sanders, Graig, PA-C
4.8 /5
263 surveys
203.867.5300
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Guilford
  • Hamden
  • Branford
  • New Haven
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Reso, Jessica, PA-C Reso, Jessica, PA-C 860.696.5520
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Hartford
Wachtarz, Amber, APRN, DNP Wachtarz, Amber, APRN, DNP
4.8 /5
45 surveys
860.242.8756
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bloomfield
Bell, Jennifer, MD Bell, Jennifer, MD
5.0 /5
33 surveys
860.972.1212
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Hartford
  • Bridgeport
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Asseo, Corrie, PA-C Asseo, Corrie, PA-C 203.576.5708
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Bridgeport
Phelan, Christopher, MD, FACC Phelan, Christopher, MD, FACC
4.9 /5
234 surveys
860.522.5712
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford

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