St. Luke's Structural Heart Program brings together cardiology experts who collaborate closely as a "Heart Team" to diagnose, treat, and manage structural heart conditions, prioritizing minimally invasive treatment.
St. Luke's Structural Heart Program brings together cardiology experts who collaborate closely as a "Heart Team" to diagnose, treat, and manage structural heart conditions, prioritizing minimally invasive treatment.
Heart valve disease occurs when one or more of the heart’s valves fail to function properly due to issues like calcification or leaking. This can cause the heart to produce a murmur as blood is forced through the damaged valve. Symptoms typically appear when the disease becomes severe and may include shortness of breath with minimal activity, fatigue, chest pain, dizziness, and fainting. If left untreated, heart valve disease can significantly impact quality of life and may become life-threatening.
Structural heart disease refers to abnormalities in the heart’s structure, which may be present from birth or develop over time. These conditions can progress slowly and may be asymptomatic at first, but often lead to challenges in daily living. Common symptoms include shortness of breath, dizziness, chest tightness, and heart palpitations.
At St. Luke’s, our Structural Heart Program brings together a multidisciplinary “Heart Team” of cardiology experts to diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of structural heart conditions. These include aortic and mitral stenosis, pericardial disease, valvular heart disease, mitral regurgitation, and congenital heart disease.
We prioritize minimally invasive treatment options whenever appropriate, ensuring personalized care tailored to each patient’s condition. Our team includes interventional cardiologists, imaging specialists (such as interventional echocardiographers and cardiothoracic radiologists), and cardiovascular surgeons, all supported by highly trained procedural staff, nurses, and medical assistants.
This collaborative approach allows us to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care aimed at improving your health and enhancing your quality of life.
Learn more about our multidisciplinary program and experts, as well as the leading edge procedures that allow you to avoid open heart surgery and improve your quality of life.
Beyond TAVR and TVMR, our expertise includes aortic valvuloplasty, atrial septal defect closure (ASD), left atrial appendage occlusion, ventricular septal defect closure (VSD), treatment of aortic coarctation, and patent foramen ovale closure (PFO).
We also specialize in surgeries such as surgical aortic valve replacement or mitral valve replacement or repair.
Non-invasive imaging in our nationally accredited imaging labs may include: 2D and 3D echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT scan, nuclear imaging, carotid imaging, and/or pulmonary function testing.
Patient and family education begins at the first visit and continues through follow-up.
St. Luke’s also offers nationally accredited cardiovascular rehabilitation to support recovery and long-term heart health.
Achieving good health is about more than fixing problems after they appear. It begins with the choices we make every day for ourselves, our families, and our communities. Those choices are at the center of lifestyle medicine.
Trusted Resources
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and helping families and communities thrive. Through their website, the AHA offers extensive information about a wide variety of cardiac conditions and treatments.
Our team trusts the resources provided by the American Heart Association and we encourage you to explore their site.
