{"id":2701,"date":"2015-03-11T21:22:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T01:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:33:58","slug":"uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC&#8217;s first TAVR patient cheers for the Heels after successful valve procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/05\/uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels-image3.jpeg\" alt=\"image3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">UNC&#8217;s TAVR team, left to right: Interventional cardiologists<br \/>\nMichael Yeung, MD, and John Vavalle, MD, MHS; nurse coordinator Cassie Ramm, RN, BSN;<br \/>\ncardiothoracic surgeons Thomas Caranasos, MD, and Andy Kiser, MD.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\" \">In November 2014, Jim Aspell of Durham became <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"UNC-TAVR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"external-link\">the first patient <\/span><\/a>at UNC Hospitals to receive a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a new, minimally invasive procedure for patients who are not able to undergo open surgery for aortic valve replacement.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Aspell&#8217;s goals when he had the procedure were to return to the Smith Center to watch a basketball game and to spend Easter with his family. Recently, Aspell accomplished the first goal, going to the Smith Center, climbing the steps to his seat, and cheering for the Tar Heels. In a few weeks, he will be able to accomplish the second goal, sharing Easter with his family. Watch a video of Aspell at the Dean Dome <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"Aspell-Heels\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n9GaZnxg8Z8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">To read more about aortic valve stenosis and the TAVR program at the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care, click <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"TAVR-info\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncheartandvascular.org\/tavr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\" \"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"caranasos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ct\/faculty\/caranasos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas G. Caranasos, MD<\/a>, and Andy Kiser, MD, of the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; and John P. Vavalle, MD, and Michael Yeung, MD, of the UNC Division of Cardiology, are the team that performs TAVR procedures at UNC. Cassie Ramm, RN, is nurse coordinator for the TAVR program. For more information, email <strong>unctavr@unchealth.unc.edu<\/strong> or call <strong>1-800-806-1968<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; UNC&#8217;s TAVR team, left to right: Interventional cardiologists Michael Yeung, MD, and John Vavalle, MD, MHS; nurse coordinator Cassie Ramm, RN, BSN; cardiothoracic surgeons Thomas Caranasos, MD, and Andy Kiser, MD. In November 2014, Jim Aspell of Durham became the first patient at UNC Hospitals to receive a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC&#8217;s first TAVR patient cheers for the Heels after successful valve procedure\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7694,"featured_media":2702,"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":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UNC&#039;s first TAVR patient cheers for the Heels after successful valve procedure - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/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\/surgery\/ct\/uncs-first-tavr-patient-returns-to-the-smith-center-to-cheer-for-the-heels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UNC&#039;s first TAVR patient cheers for the Heels after successful valve procedure - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; UNC&#8217;s TAVR team, left to right: Interventional cardiologists Michael Yeung, MD, and John Vavalle, MD, MHS; nurse coordinator Cassie Ramm, RN, BSN; cardiothoracic surgeons Thomas Caranasos, MD, and Andy Kiser, MD. 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