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Transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark

David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel makes two incisions in a patient at the beginning of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

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David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel makes two incisions in a patient at the beginning of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

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  • David Albers/Staff - An Edwards Lifesciences brand SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve with the RetroFlex 3 Transfemoral System is prepared to be implanted into patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel makes two incisions to access the femoral arteries in a patient at the beginning of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel makes two incisions in a patient at the beginning of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel works with staff to insert a series of catheters along a femoral artery of a patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel watches a CAT scan of his patient as he works with staff to insert a series of catheters along a femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - A heart monitor displays the heart of a patient undergoing a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - An Edwards Lifesciences brand SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve with the RetroFlex 3 Transfemoral System is prepared to be implanted into patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - An Edwards Lifesciences brand SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve with the RetroFlex 3 Transfemoral System is prepared to be implanted into patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Invasive cardiologist Dr. Steven Priest participates in a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Heart monitors display the progress of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala participates in a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel participates in a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel guides a replacement heart valve into place through a patient's femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Controls are prepared for the deployment of a replacement heart valve through a patient's femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - A replacement heart valve, seen at center of a CAT scan, is deployed during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel evaluates the deployment of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala, invasive cardiologist Dr. Steven Priest and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel, left to right, work as a team to guide a replacement heart valve into place through a patient's femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel evaluates the deployment of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - A staff of 18 doctors, nurses and implant representatives participate in a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel, Edwards Lifesciences Clinical Specialist Ellwood Hunt, invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala and Lund University professor Dr. Goran Olivecrona, left to right, discuss transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery after completing two of the surgeries at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala participates in a post-operation discussion among participating doctors after a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Two incisions to the femoral arteries near the groin are closed at the conclusion of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.
  • David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel, Edwards Lifesciences Clinical Specialist Ellwood Hunt, invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala and Lund University professor Dr. Goran Olivecrona, left to right, discuss transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery after completing two of the surgeries at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

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