In this fourth of four videos, Steven J. Weiss, MD, Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Chester County Hospital, presents the case report for  Charles Brubaker, who at age 98 had a TAVR procedure for severe aortic stenosis and NYHA stage III heart failure (LVEF 45%). Dr. Weiss discusses the physical and practical circumstances that made Mr. Brubaker an appropriate candidate for TAVR, as well as the risk of the procedure in a person of Mr. Brubaker’s age.

 

To view other parts of the program:

Part 1: Assessing the Patient for Mitral and Aortic Valve Surgery: An Introduction

Part 2: Assessing the Patient for Mitral Valve Disease

Part 3: Assessing the Patient for Aortic Valve Disease

 

Related Links 

• Dr. Weiss’s Profile
• Clinical Briefing: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis in Inoperable Patients
• Case Study: An 88-­year-­old man with a heavily calcified aortic valve and progressive heart failure (LVEF 30%) is referred for a TAVR procedure at Penn Medicine.