Heart & Valve Surgeons in Palm Beach | HCA Florida JFK Hospital (2024)

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• 1st hospital in Palm Beach County to perform TAVR, TMVR, LACC and BASILICA procedures
• Palm Beach County’s only comprehensive heart failure/advanced heart failure and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) program

• Among the top 10 percent of all cardiovascular programs in the country
• Certified cardiac rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Our cardiovascular services:

• Advanced imaging
• Rehabilitation
• Research
• Medical cardiology
• Invasive cardiology
• Valve clinic
• Electrophysiology and pacing
• Vascular/endovascular surgery
• Atrial fibrillation detection, management and ablation
• Ventricular fibrillation detection and implantable
• Carotid artery disease including stenting
• Peripheral vascular disease

Surgical specialties:

• Coronary revascularization
• Valve replacement and repair (aortic, mitral and tricuspid)
• Complex re-operative surgery
• Video thoracic surgery
• Complex thoracic lung surgery
• Minimally invasive lung surgery
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm procedures
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Percutaneous valve surgery
• Endovascular surgery
• Beating heart surgery
• Sternal reconstruction
• Maze (atrial fibrillation surgery)
• Mini-Maze
• Bentall procedure (involves composite graft replacement of aortic valve, aortic root and ascending aorta)
• Minimally invasive hybrid procedure for A-Fib
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy surgery (HOCM)
• Valve-sparing procedures for the aortic root
• Minimally invasive mitral valve program
• Aortic valve replacement program

As an extension of our cardiology services, our Cath Lab offers a range of minimally invasive procedures. Our interventional cardiologists provide minimally invasive procedures for structural heart diseases and 24/7 STEMI coverage for JFK's Accredited Chest Pain Center.

Our services

• High-risk PCI patients
• Transradial approach
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR)
• Chronic total occlusions (CTO)
• Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC)

Multidisciplinary valve clinic

Our multidisciplinary valve clinic provides assessments and treatment options for patients with complex valve disorders. This includes mitral and aortic valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), catheter-based interventions, as well as minimally invasive and open surgical interventions.

We are proud to be the first hospital in Palm Beach County to perform innovative structural heart procedures, such as TAVR and TMVR. The team at JFK has performed over 2,000 TAVR procedures.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

TAVR offers a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with aortic stenosis who may be too high risk for traditional heart valve replacement. This procedure involves replacing the damaged aortic valve with a catheter. As a result, it helps increase blood flow and reduce aortic stenosis symptoms. Since our program’s inception in 2012, we have performed over 1,000 TAVR procedures.

Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR)

Minimally invasive option for patients with mitral regurgitation. Unlike surgery, the TMVR procedure does not require opening the chest and temporarily stopping the heart. Instead, doctors access the mitral valve with a catheter that is guided through a vein in the leg to reach the heart.

The TMVR device is a small clip attached to your mitral valve. It treats mitral regurgitation by allowing your mitral valve to close more completely, helping to restore normal blood flow through your heart.

Hybrid procedures

There are numerous options for non-operative candidates with critical aortic stenosis. Hybrid procedures, which combine what might traditionally necessitate multiple operations into one customized procedure, minimize the need for additional procedures, lower morbidities and mortalities and improve patient recovery time. Hybrid procedures offer potentially less invasive solutions and are slowly replacing the conventional surgical approach to aortic disease.

Complex aortic surgical procedures

For more critically ill patients requiring surgery, our complex aortic disease specialists perform expertly complex aortic surgical procedures including:

• Aortic root reconstruction
• TAVR
• TMVR
• Aortic arch
• Endovascular stent grafting
• Hybrid procedures (open/endovascular)

Without therapy, the diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis carries a 50% two-year mortality. We have available treatment for the spectrum of aortic disease.

JFK 2,000th TAVR Testimonial

Jerome Bailis is the 2,000th patient to undergo a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at HCA Florida JFK Hospital. TAVR offers a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with aortic stenosis who might be too high risk for traditional heart valve replacement. Watch his story.

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