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Providence Heart and Vascular Institute Interventional/Surgical Treatments

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08/06/2012

Ventricular Assist Device Therapy

Patients with a ventricular assist device, or VAD, employ cardiac rehabilitation therapy to improve their quality of life. More>>

02/16/2012

Coverage of Sapien valve patient's recovery

KGW.Com reports that patient is doing well after breakthrough aortic valve replacement procedure at Providence. More>>

02/16/2012

Providence doctors implant heart valve without open-heart surgery

KPTV-12 news covers Providence's groundbreaking implant of the Sapien aortic heart valve, an Oregon first. More>>

02/07/2012

Providence and 91-year-old patient make heart history in Oregon

An internationally trained team of heart experts implanted a collapsible Sapien heart valve in a patient at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. More>>

02/03/2012

Dr. Abraham explains the heart-assist device that saved former V.P. Dick Cheney's life

Cardiologist Jacob Abraham, M.D., appears in this KPTV news segment to provide expertise on left ventricular-assist devices.  More>>

01/04/2012

Heart failure patients get new option

The Joint Commission certifies the center's destination therapy services, enabling greater access to long-term LVAD therapy for suitable patients More>>

11/19/2011

Providence to be only site in Oregon for revolutionary heart valve procedure

Patients with advanced heart disease and limited treatment options will soon have access to the most progressive cardiac care procedure in the world a More>>