Valve Clinic
Advanced care for heart valve disease.
Heart valve disease can affect people of all ages. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment can help protect your heart and improve your quality of life.
Your heart has four valves that help blood flow through your heart in the right direction. Sometimes a valve becomes stiff or narrowed and cannot open properly. This is called stenosis. A valve may also fail to close completely, allowing blood to leak backward. This is called regurgitation or insufficiency.
Depending on the type and severity of your valve disease, treatment may include medications, monitoring, valve repair or valve replacement. At Aspirus Heart Care, our experienced heart specialists have performed thousands of heart valve procedures. We are here to help you understand your condition and determine the treatment approach that is right for you.
Comprehensive Valve Care
The Valve Clinic at Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a regional resource dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of heart valve disease. Our team provides comprehensive evaluation, advanced diagnostic testing and coordinated care to help identify the most appropriate treatment options for each patient.
Your evaluation will be tailored to your specific condition and needs. Your care may include:
- A comprehensive medical evaluation
- Advanced cardiac imaging and diagnostic testing
- Evaluation of your heart valve and overall heart health
- Discussion of treatment options
- Education about your condition and what to expect
- Coordination with your cardiologist, primary care provider and other members of your care team
Our Valve Clinic staff works to coordinate your care and streamline your visits whenever possible.
Advanced Valve Treatment Options
Advances in heart valve treatment have created more options for patients, including minimally invasive and catheter-based procedures. Depending on your condition, your treatment options may include:
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement): A minimally invasive procedure used to replace a diseased aortic valve.
- TMVR (Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement): A catheter-based approach to replacing a diseased mitral valve in select patients.
- M-TEER (Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair): A minimally invasive procedure that uses a catheter-delivered device to help a leaking mitral valve close more effectively.
- T-TEER (Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair): A minimally invasive procedure that uses a catheter-delivered clip to help reduce leakage through the tricuspid valve.
- TTVR (Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement): A minimally invasive approach to replacing a diseased tricuspid valve in select patients.
- Balloon Valvuloplasty: A catheter-based procedure that uses a balloon to widen a narrowed heart valve in appropriate patients.
- Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery: Surgical valve repair or replacement using smaller incisions when appropriate.
- Complex Mitral Valve Repair
- Multi-valve surgery
- Concurrent valve surgery and atrial fibrillation ablation
- Concurrent valve surgery and bypass
Our team will evaluate your individual condition and discuss the treatment options that may be appropriate for you.
Contact Us
To schedule an appointment, please call the Valve Clinic at 715-847-2816.
Email: valveclinic@aspirus.org