Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute Passes Milestone in Structural Heart Procedures

The Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute (BHVI) recently celebrated a milestone in patient care provided by its structural heart program. The team has performed more than 500 structural heart procedures since the program began in 2014.

Structural heart procedures use leading-edge technologies to treat a variety of ailments including heart valve disorders, atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, heart failure, angina and others. Transcatheter mitral valve repair (Mitraclip®,) transcatheter paravalvular leak occlusion, Watchman® procedure to prevent stroke, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are all non-invasive procedures that are performed in a heart catheterization, or cath, lab. All can avoid the need for traditional open heart surgery in certain patients.

BHVI has led the way among Northwest Florida hospitals by being the first to offer these and other highly specialized lifesaving therapies for heart disease:

TAVR

MitraClip

World’s smallest pacemaker

World’s smallest heart pump

Transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) laser procedure


BHVI is also the first in the area to fully staff its cath lab with registered cardiovascular invasive specialists and registered cardiac electrophysiology specialists. The Baptist cardiac care unit, which is dedicated to specialized pre- and post-operative care for heart patients, is the first of its kind in the Southeast.

BHVI physicians see patients in the offices of Cardiology Consultants in locations that include Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Fort Walton, Foley, Milton and Perdido.