Powers Health Community Hospital’s heart team poses for a photo after successfully performing Indiana’s first procedure using the SAPIEN M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system. (Photo provided, Powers Health)
From left, Powers Health heart team physicians Omar Husseini, Jonathan Meyer, Samer Abbas and Michael Eng and nurse practitioner Angela Patti smile for a photo after performing Indiana’s first procedure using the SAPIEN M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system. (Photo provided, Powers Health)
In northwest Indiana, Powers Health says Community Hospital has successfully performed the state’s first procedure using the SAPIEN M3™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, a minimally invasive treatment for patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are not candidates for traditional surgery or other catheter-based repairs. Powers Health says this particular system allows physicians to replace the mitral valve through a catheter inserted in a blood vessel, eliminating the need for open-heart surgery.
“Bringing this technology to Indiana expands treatment options for patients with complex mitral valve disease,” said Samer Abbas, MD, medical director of Powers Health Medical Group Cardiology, co-medical director of Cardiovascular Services for Powers Health and medical director of the Structural Heart and Valve Program of Powers Health. “For many patients who previously had few options, this procedure may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.”
Mitral regurgitation occurs when the heart’s mitral valve does not close properly, causing blood to leak backward and forcing the heart to work harder, Powers Health said.
“We are proud to be the first hospital in Indiana to perform this procedure,” said Dale O’Donnell, vice president of Cardiovascular Services for Powers Health and Powers Health Medical Group Cardiology. “Our patients deserve access to the latest innovations in cardiovascular care without having to travel outside Northwest Indiana.”
Community Hospital’s structural heart team includes interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, imaging specialists and specially trained nurses who work together to develop individualized treatment plans for patients with heart and valve disease. To learn more about heart care at the hospitals of Powers Health, visit PowersHealth.org/heart .
