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Minimally Invasive Procedures
For Patients With Structural
Heart And Valve Diseases
Open-heart surgery has long been the standard of care for
most patients with valve disease. More recently, however,
minimally invasive procedures, such as transcatheter aortic
valve replacement (TAVR) and the MitraClip procedure,
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have emerged as safe and effective alternatives for patients
with advanced and complex valve disease.
There are a variety of minimally invasive approaches to
valve repair or replacement, but all offer the same benefits: a
smaller scar, lower risk of infection, less bleeding and trauma,
a shorter hospital stay and a shorter recovery period.
Transcatheter Valve Replacement (TAVR) recent years the minimally invasive transcatheter aortic
Open procedure valve replacement has been the standard valve replacement (TAVR) procedure has revolutionized
of care for most patients with aortic stenosis. However, in management of this condition. It is now a treatment option
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for some patients with severe aortic stenosis who are too
ill to have traditional open-heart surgery to replace the
aortic valve.
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MitraClip
Mitral valve degeneration disease is often treated with
medical therapy. However, patients for whom medical
therapy fails and for whom surgery is too much of a risk may
be candidates for less invasive, catheter-based options, such
as MitraClip , the first device approved by the FDA to treat
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high-risk patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation.
Cleveland Clinic participated in the COAPT clinical trial for
MitraClip, which has shown the device provides a tremendous
benefit and improvement in survival and quality of life when
Ronald Cossman, M.D. Michael Howard, M.D. used in patients with reduced heart function.
Not all patients are candidates for minimally invasive
treatment for structural heart or valve disease. Cleveland
Clinic Florida’s multidisciplinary team evaluates each patient
for the appropriate solution to their structural heart disease
or valve problems.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Ronald Cossman,
Dr. Michael Howard or another Cleveland Clinic Martin
Health heart specialist, call (844) 630-4968 or visit
ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Heart.
Treasure
Coast Outdoors
Bait And Bonita Showing Up
By Jim Weix
Bait is showing up,
which is great, as weeds
can make trolling difficult.
Mahi is being caught in 150
to 200 feet and you will find
a few blackfin tuna. If you
are going to drift fish live
bait, Push Button Hill or
a nice weed line is a good
place to start. You can fish
shallower for sailfish, but
you may have to deal with a lot of bonita.
My personal favorite is to drift the Loran Reef starting
just south of Hobe Sound. I fish with two lines on the
bottom, using a one-ounce egg slip sinker above the
swivel, and a 25-foot leader. Hopefully, you will hook
into a mutton or mangrove snapper, a grouper, or a cobia.
I then fish two flat lines on the surface. I might sound
like a bluegill fisherman from Wisconsin, but I like to use
the baits are and keeps them near the surface. I would
a float on the flat lines. It helps me keep track of where
suggest adding a stinger hook with wire, as hooking a
kingfish is common.
reefs or the Sand Pile and Pipe Barge. There are also
Other spots to fish are around the 60-foot wrecks and
numerous other types of structures and manmade reefs.
If you want to fish inshore, you can find snook by
docks and bridges. You can also find them on the north
side at the St. Lucie Inlet, where waves wash over low
spots in the rocks.
Although catching your own live bait is fun, it is never
guaranteed. You can often buy it from Bryan and Mike
of Stuart Live Bait. They are often selling live bait in the
Manatee Pocket, but they sell out quickly. You can call
them at (772) 985-0425.
Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is
included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of
Fame for helping restore thousands of acres of wetlands.
Jim is a broker associate with The Keyes Company. He
can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or by email: jimweix@
jimweix.com.