User:Deisy99/sandbox/Transcatheter Valve IT 104

About 600,000 Americans die of heart disease in the United States every year- that is 1 in every 4 deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women. For several years replacing an aortic valve was only possible through open heart surgery. With the Transcatheter valve the aortic can be accessed through the groin or a small incision in the chest wall. TAVR involves replacing your damaged aortic valve with one made from cow or pig tissue. It can improve the lives of people with aortic stenosis who cannot have surgery.