BETHLEHEM, Pa. — St. Luke’s University Health Network has become one of the first medical centers in Pennsylvania to use the newly developed ShortCut™ device, a technology designed to make certain high-risk heart-valve procedures safer for patients with complex anatomy.
The device was used during a valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in a patient with a previously implanted bioprosthetic aortic valve. The minimally invasive procedure was performed by Christopher Sarnoski, DO, Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Medical Director of Structural Heart Disease, and Jose Amortegui, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery.
“This device represents a major step forward in protecting patients with complex anatomy. It allows us to safely treat individuals who previously had no good options often involving redo open heart surgery,” said Dr. Amortegui…