Heart Health

Heart Healthy Eating Tips: Insights from CentraCare Dietitians
We reached out to the cardiac dietitians at CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center for their top tips on maintaining a heart-healthy diet.

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Celebrating Another Tricuspid Valve Treatment Milestone
Congratulations to the CentraCare Heart & Vascular team for another milestone related to the tricuspid valve, oftentimes called the “forgotten valve” because of its difficulty to diagnose and treat. Last month the team successfully used the TriClip device, approved by the FDA less than a year ago, to repair a leaky tricuspid valve. The nonsurgical procedure results in less pain, shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery for patients.

This past December, CentraCare’s structural heart team also performed the community’s first non-surgical tricuspid valve replacement.

Between repair or replacement, patients now have two potential nonsurgical alternatives for tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition that previously had limited options for treatment.

Pictured below from left: Sara Dezell, APRN, CNS, Valve Clinic Coordinator; Anthony Casia, Abbott Rep; Brian Stegman, MD; Stephen Kidd, MD; Sharath Subramanian, MBBS; and Hayden Esch, Abbott Rep.