As a former Vancouver city councillor and physical education instructor, May Brown had devoted her life to community service and physical activity. But after finding herself short of breath during a routine walk, Brown learned that life was at risk due to a failing heart valve. “I found myself deteriorating, had to be sure I Read More...
Articles Tagged: TAVI
TAVI - May 30th, 2012
Dr. John Webb, director of interventional cardiology and McLeod Family Professor in Valvular Heart Disease Intervention at St. Paul’s, is recognized internationally as a leader in transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI). Dr. Webb was the first in North America to perform this procedure, which involves inserting a new valve into the heart through a tiny incision Read More...
Innovative surgical procedure pioneered at St. Paul’s Hospital saves lives of cardiac patients unable to undergo open-heart surgery - October 20th, 2011
Dr. John Webb and his colleagues at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital are making open-heart surgery a thing of the past, saving the lives of patients not viable for conventional heart surgery, such as former Vancouver city councilor and Order of Canada honoree May Brown. And thanks to St. Paul’s Virtual Teaching Laboratory (VTL), Dr. Webb has been able to help save yet more lives by teaching this technique to cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from more than 25 other countries. Read More...
Ship-in-a-Bottle Heart Surgery to Save Lives and Dollars - August 13th, 2003
It’s a dilemma. You’re too sick for the life-saving surgery you need. Your heart’s own valve is giving out and you need a new one soon. In your weakened condition the operation could kill you. Doctors at St. Paul’s Hospital’s leading-edge Heart Centre see a solution on the horizon, a way to replace dying valves without surgery. They’ve taken their cue from an old seaman’s hobby – ships in a bottle. Read More...