The percutaneous valve program is one of\u00a0 Australia\u2019s leading centres in the development of less invasive and safer therapies for the treatment of valvular heart disease including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1971,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[118,181,735,746,1241],"class_list":["post-1999","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-discharge","tag-rehabilitation","tag-angioplasty","tag-stents","tag-stent-implantation"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"structured","include_in_alphabetical_listing":true,"page_sections":["general_details","accessing_this_service","what_to_bring","general_content"],"general_details":[{"what_we_do":"
The percutaneous valve program is one of\u00a0 Australia\u2019s leading centres in the development of less invasive and safer therapies for the treatment of valvular heart disease including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.<\/p>\n
The program allows many common valvular conditions to be treated without the need for open heart surgery via small incision in the groin or chest wall area. Therapies for pulmonary and tricuspid valves are also offered by the service.<\/p>\n","conditions_treated":"","our_services":"
The program coordinates a patients journey for those undergoing structural cardiac procedures including:<\/p>\n
Patients will undergo assessments for workup which includes:<\/p>\n
A percutaneous valve team meeting of various health professionals will discuss the results of the assessment and recommend the best treatment option. Patients will then be listed for their procedure as directed\u00a0or referred back to medical teams.<\/p>\n","include_link_to_healthcare_professionals_section":false,"gd_other_content":false}],"accessing_this_service":[{"variation":"freetext","free_text":"
To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital.<\/p>\n
If there is a waiting list<\/a> for your outpatient appointment, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your outpatient appointment.<\/p>\n Refer to an outpatient clinic:<\/strong> Referral hotline:<\/strong> To refer a patient to an outpatient clinic, view the Cardiology referral guideline<\/a>.<\/p>\n Referral hotline: 1300 364 938<\/p>\n","contact_us_outside_hours":[{"variation":"13 HEALTH","free_text":"","variable":""}],"related_services":[{"links":[{"link_type":"internal","page":{"ID":1995,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2017-08-24 00:36:51","post_date_gmt":"2017-08-24 00:36:51","post_content":"","post_title":"Chest Pain Assessment Service (CPAS)","post_excerpt":"Chest Pain Assessment Service provides a fast assessment of acute chest pain for those patients who have been identified in the emergency department (ED) as having intermediate risk for an acute coronary syndrome. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chest-pain-assessment-service","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-01-05 00:10:35","post_modified_gmt":"2018-01-05 00:10:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":1971,"guid":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&p=1995","menu_order":0,"post_type":"services","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"link_text":"","anchor":"","link":"","target":true}]}],"related_information":"","resources":" Being Assessed for a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)<\/a><\/p>\n You are having a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)<\/a><\/p>\nRefer your patient<\/h2>\n
\nCardiology referral guideline<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n1300 364 938<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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