{"id":49160,"date":"2021-02-04T07:22:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T12:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=49160"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:05:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:05:32","slug":"unc-first-to-earn-transcatheter-valve-certification-tavr-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-first-to-earn-transcatheter-valve-certification-tavr-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC First to Earn Transcatheter Valve Certification (TAVR) in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-49133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/acc-transcatheter-valve-certification-211x300.png\" alt=\"acc-transcatheter-valve-certification\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/acc-transcatheter-valve-certification-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/acc-transcatheter-valve-certification.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>The UNC Medical Center Heart Valve Clinic is the first TAVR center in North Carolina to become an American College of Cardiology (ACC) Certified TAVR Center of Excellence.<\/p>\n<p>TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) is a procedure to treat aortic stenosis, a type of heart valve disease, that does not require open-heart surgery. In 2019, the ACC began to offer TAVR certification to help hospitals implement best practices and identify quality improvement opportunities. The certification pairs with established national clinical databases to monitor patient safety, real-world outcomes related to transcatheter valve replacement and repair procedures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a wonderful accomplishment for the UNC TAVR team, and national recognition for successfully treating patients with aortic stenosis,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/rick-stouffer\/\">Rick Stouffer<\/a>, MD, chief of the division of cardiology and Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49187\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/vavalle-caranasos-300x216.png\" alt=\"vavalle-caranasos\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/vavalle-caranasos-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/vavalle-caranasos-301x217.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/vavalle-caranasos.png 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">John Vavalle, MD, and Tommy Caranasos, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ACC\u2019s external review and certification process assists hospitals in meeting standards for multidisciplinary teams, formalized training, and shared decision-making, incorporating recent guidelines and expert consensus regarding the care of patients requiring transcatheter valve therapies.<\/p>\n<p>By connecting current sources of data to opportunities for improvement, the ACC\u2019s Transcatheter Valve Certification promotes consistent processes and places emphasis on the commitment to providing evidence-based, patient-centered care and coordination post-procedure, resulting in better patient outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/john-vavalle\/\">John Vavalle<\/a>, MD, medical director of the UNC Structural Heart Disease Program and associate professor of medicine in the division of cardiology, says the future of the heart valve program is bright.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing recognized by the ACC as North Carolina\u2019s first Certified TAVR Center of Excellence is a testament to the tremendous effort so many individuals across numerous disciplines have poured into making this a program that we are all very proud of,\u201d said Vavalle. \u201cThe people of North Carolina and beyond have access to the highest level of care for their complex heart valve disease, and I couldn\u2019t be luckier to work with an amazing group of talented and dedicated individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/unc-tavr\/\">first TAVR procedure<\/a>\u00a0was successfully performed in 2014. Now, more than 600 TAVR procedures later, UNC\u2019s program is recognized as one of the leading programs in the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/thomas-g-caranasos-md\/\">Tommy Caranasos<\/a>, MD, surgical director of the UNC TAVR Program, says the certification reflects UNC\u2019s commitment to delivering the highest level of care to patients across North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all work to care for our patients as we would our family,\u201d said Caranasos, assistant professor of surgery. \u201cThis program allows us to deliver exceptional patient care, and it\u2019s fantastic to see it recognized as the first TAVR Center of Excellence in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the TAVR procedure in this <a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=LWXmWNZd3gs\">UNC Health video<\/a>, featuring Vavalle. Learn more about the ACC\u2019s Transcatheter Valve Certification <a href=\"https:\/\/cvquality.acc.org\/accreditation\/services\/TCV\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC Medical Center Heart Valve Clinic is the first TAVR center in North Carolina to become an American College of Cardiology (ACC) Certified TAVR Center of Excellence. TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) is a procedure to treat aortic stenosis, a type of heart valve disease, that does not require open-heart surgery. In 2019, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-first-to-earn-transcatheter-valve-certification-tavr-in-north-carolina\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC First to Earn Transcatheter Valve Certification (TAVR) in North Carolina\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69419,"featured_media":49133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[86,2],"tags":[630],"class_list":["post-49160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardiology","category-news","tag-630","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UNC First to Earn Transcatheter Valve Certification (TAVR) in North Carolina | Department of Medicine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-first-to-earn-transcatheter-valve-certification-tavr-in-north-carolina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UNC First to Earn Transcatheter Valve Certification (TAVR) in North Carolina | Department of Medicine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The UNC Medical Center Heart Valve Clinic is the first TAVR center in North Carolina to become an American College of Cardiology (ACC) Certified TAVR Center of Excellence. 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