The Heart Valve Center at Chester County Hospital is a centralized location where patients with complex heart valve disease can receive evaluation, testing, treatment and follow-up care close to home, right here in Chester County, PA. Patients also have access to additional treatment therapies and clinical trials at Penn Medicine hospitals in Philadelphia, PA.

During an initial heart valve consultation at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA, patients see a cardiac surgeon, interventional cardiologist and an advanced practice provider. Upon completion of evaluation and testing, clinicians diagnose and make recommendations on the next steps for care that may include medical therapy, percutaneous intervention, surgical intervention or palliative care.

Depending on the severity of the disease or if a transcatheter valve repair or transcatheter valve replacement is recommended, patients will receive treatment at either Chester County Hospital, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) or Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC).

The Heart Valve Center at Chester County Hospital specializes in:

• Early detection and treatment for valve disease, including aortic valve stenosis and mitral valve regurgitation
• Treating patients who are not candidates for traditional open heart surgery
• Aortic valve repair and replacement
• Mitral valve repair and replacement
• Minimally invasive valve surgery
• Evaluation for transcatheter valve replacement or repair (including aortic-TAVR, mitral-TMVR, MitraClip, pulmonic-TPVR)

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