The Center for Valve Disorders, as part of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas, provides a comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and treatment plan for patients with any type of valvular heart disease.
A multidisciplinary team of interventional cardiologists, non-invasive cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and cardiac imaging specialists combine evidence-based quality with advanced technology to diagnose and treat aortic, mitral, pulmonic, and tricuspid valve disease. The Center for Valve Disorders’ collaborative program structure provides specialized treatment plans and innovative clinical research options for each patient. The team maintains close contact with referring providers to keep them abreast of patients’ treatment plans and progress after their assessment and after their heart valve procedure.
U.S. News & World Report awarded Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas High Performing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for 2020 - 21.
About Heart Valve Disease
There are four valves within the heart that regulate blood flow: the aortic and mitral valves on the left side of the heart, and the pulmonary and tricuspid valves on the right side. Heart valve disorders can be caused by a leaking valve, resulting in regurgitation or insufficiency, or by stenosis, the narrowing of the valve which prevents the valve from fully opening.
Commonly treated heart valve conditions we treat include:
Aortic valve disease
Aortic valve stenosis
Aortic valve regurgitation or insufficiency
Bicuspid aortic valve
Mitral valve disease
Mitral valve regurgitation or insufficiency
Mitral valve stenosis
Pulmonary valve disease
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary valve regurgitation or insufficiency
Tricuspid valve disease
Tricuspid valve stenosis
Tricuspid valve regurgitation or insufficiency
Specialized Interventions
Physicians on the medical staff at the Center for Valve Disorders are highly skilled and experienced in both open and percutaneous procedures.
Transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip therapy for patients at high risk for surgical intervention
Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement for degenerated mitral prosthesis in patients with mitral regurgitation or mitral stenosis
Balloon mitral valvuloplasty for patients with mitral stenosis
Clinical trials involving functional and symptomatic mitral regurgitation or mitral stenosis through transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement using new generation technology
Other interventions
WATCHMAN device for percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion
Percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure
Percutaneous atrial septal defect closure
Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
About Center for Valve Disorders
The Center for Valve Disorders is a high-volume program that expands minimally invasive treatment options for patients with structural heart disease. As a patient, you will have access to the following service advantages:
All evaluations and testing can be completed on the same day in a single location, making it easier on the patient and family
Comprehensive advanced on-site imaging
Compassionate and experienced physicians, advanced practice providers and cardiac nurses on the Center for Valve Disorders care team are specially trained in the treatment of valvular heart disease
The center offers multiple options for high-risk patients including access to all major clinical research trials
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Patients referred to the Center for Valve Disorders are evaluated and treated by a multidisciplinary team of physicians with advanced expertise in the treatment of valve disease. This team includes interventional and non-invasive cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and imaging specialists who are committed to providing innovative, quality care. The entire team collaborates with one another, as well as with patients’ referring physicians to determine treatment plans based on age, medical history, type and stage of valve disease and disorder and personal preferences.
Interventional cardiologists:
James W. Choi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Stuart R. Lander, MD, FACC
Robert C. Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Ravi C. Vallabhan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Imaging cardiologists:
Anumeha Tandon, MD
Haojie Wang, MD, PhD, FACC, RPVI
Cardiac surgeons:
Daniel H. Enter, MD
Robert F. Hebeler, Jr. MD, FACS
Albert Carl Henry III, MD, FACS
Aldo Rafael, MD
Advanced nurse practitioners:
Anna-Catherine Wolynec, FNP-BC
Hear From Our Patients
Valve replacement and ascending aortic aneurysm
Colorado tri-athlete, Bill Ruth restored his athletic lifestyle after receiving an ablation for atrial flutter, valve replacement for congenital bicuspid valve and ascending aortic aneurysm repair at Baylor Dallas.
Aortic stenosis patient, Scotty Keith served as a hospital volunteer for many years. When TAVR became available, Scotty was able to receive life-saving treatment with a minimally invasive procedure that gave him back his golf swing.
Herman Veselka has experienced the evolution of heart surgery having undergone two open heart surgeries to treat his mitral valve disease. After having a TMVR, Herman was discharged less than 36 hours after his procedure.
For more information about the Center for Valve Disorders or to make a referral, please call 214.820.3604 to speak with a Nurse Coordinator or email ValveCenter@BSWHealth.org.
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
New patients are seen on Wednesdays between 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
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