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Covenant Health Cardiovascular Service Line Wins Performance Excellence Award for TAVR Program

The Covenant Health Cardiovascular Service Line, which is headed by Parkwest Medical Center CAO Rick Lassiter, won a Performance Excellence Award for the TAVR Program, “Implementation of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program.” The Covenant Health Cardiovascular Service Line also took home The President’s Award, Covenant Health’s highest honor, given by Executive Leadership to recognize […]

Multi-disciplinary approach benefits TAVR patients

There’s an old saying: “Too many cooks spoil the broth.” But that is definitely not the case when a patient’s treatment plan calls for TAVR, or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. With TAVR, the patient benefits from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, all of whom play essential roles. The first TAVR was […]

Read all about it: Whisnant gets the scoop on TAVR

Ashlyn Whisnant reads the newspaper regularly, and one of the topics she’s been particularly interested in reading about the past couple of years has been Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, also known as TAVR. However, Whisnant no longer needs to read about TAVR in the paper. She’s experienced it firsthand. Today, it’s her turn to be […]

100th TAVR Patient Shares His Story

It was more than a sense of déjà vu – it was scary. That feeling in James Clark’s chest as he made his daily two-mile walk around his neighborhood was uncomfortably familiar. “Any type of exertion and I would get a lot of pressure and pain in my heart area,” said Clark, an 82-year-old retired […]

Parkwest Medical Center Cardiac Program Excels in 2014; ETCVSG Physicians Featured in Parkwest Health & Lifestyles Publication

For patients experiencing severe coronary disease like blocked arteries and aortic enlargement, care close to home may seem like a distant hope. However, Parkwest’s cardiac program offers complex surgeries and treatment that many believe are only available in larger cities. Read about this procedure and other accomplishments of Parkwest’s cardiac team here. 

Young at Heart; ETCVSG Patient Shares Her TAVR Story

Sylvia Countess was walking her dog one day last summer when she happened to cross paths with one of her neighbors. They exchanged greetings, and then Countess couldn’t help sharing what was on her mind. er mind. “I said, ‘Do you know I had heart surgery on Monday and I’m walking my dog today?’ ” Countess […]

Florida Woman Travels to Parkwest for Life-Saving TAVR Procedure; Dr. Thomas Pollard Performs TAVR Surgery

When it comes to matters of the heart, Parkwest Cardiologist and Chief of Staff Dr. Mitchell Weiss is an expert. After 24 years performing life-saving cardiac procedures, Weiss had a first-hand look at the dramatic success stories these surgeries can provide. Last February, he moved from the role of expert physician to watchful son when […]