Oklahoma Heart Institute performed the first successful percutaneous transcatheter mitral valve repair procedure (MitraClip) in Tulsa November, 18, 2014. This procedure helps patients with mitral regurgitation who are too high-risk for surgery. Go inside the case at the hybrid lab.
More than 100 patients throughout the region have received Trancatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at Oklahoma Heart Institute since the program began May 2, 2012. In honor of the first 100 patients, a reception was held October 16, 2014 attended by several patients and their families, along with Tulsa's most experienced TAVR team - Oklahoma Heart Institute physicians, nurses and staff. Patients shared their own stories and revealed what a difference this procedure has had on their quality of life from 95 to 57.
