Medical achievement.. Jaber Hospital performs over 100 transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgeries

The Heart Valve Treatment Program at the Cardiology and Catheterization Unit of Jabir Al-Ahmad Hospital has achieved a new medical milestone, successfully performing more than 100 transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures over 18 months as part of a comprehensive program for treating structural heart diseases using the latest minimally invasive techniques.

This achievement reflects the advancement in structural heart disease treatment services at Jabir Hospital, providing patients with advanced therapeutic options tailored to each case through medical assessment. This approach helps avoid open-heart surgery for suitable candidates and leverages modern catheterization techniques.

This success is the result of the integrated efforts of national medical expertise, with the participation of Dr. Ali Sabih and Dr. Mohammed Al-Turki from the Structural Heart Catheterization Team, within the Cardiology Unit led by Dr. Fawzia Al-Kandari, and with the involvement of Dr. Derrar Al-Khader, Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

The Heart Valve Treatment Program at Jabir Hospital offers specialized services for structural heart diseases, utilizing the latest minimally invasive interventions in heart valve treatment. This enhances the therapeutic options available to patients and keeps pace with modern developments in interventional cardiology.