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Your heart is more than a pump \u2014 it\u2019s a finely tuned instrument. When parts of your heart, like valves, walls or chambers, are damaged from aging, injury or infection, it can affect how blood flows through your body. These conditions \u2014 known as structural heart disease \u2014 include issues like narrowed valves (stenosis) or leaking valves (regurgitation). These issues can develop slowly and may not always show obvious symptoms. When they do, timely care makes all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, we treat structural heart disease differently. We don\u2019t just focus on the condition \u2014 we focus on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced Structural Heart Care in Louisville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program brings together the talents of cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists and advanced imaging cardiologists to one location at Norton Audubon Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our comprehensive program offers patients the advantage of scheduling multiple appointments for one visit and benefiting from the collaboration of multiple specialists with their unique viewpoints and experiences. It\u2019s like getting a second or third opinion in one visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Makes Our Structural Heart Program Different<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fast-track Evaluation and Treatment
<\/strong>Patients enrolled in our structural heart program are fast-tracked for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Those who need surgery or minimally invasive procedures are scheduled within four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dedicated Structural Heart Team
<\/strong>You\u2019ll work closely with your structural heart program team and have follow-up appointments at Norton Audubon Hospital. A nurse navigator  with the program will help guide you through your care, with assistance such as education on how your condition may affect your life and care. Your navigator can help with insurance, planning aftercare and home-care needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structural Heart Program Treatment Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While some structural heart conditions never need treatment, others can be managed with medical therapy, minimally invasive procedures or surgery through the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute is a regional leader in structural heart disease treatment, offering more minimally invasive treatment options than any other system in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The structural heart program specialists at Norton Heart & Vascular Institute are at the forefront with minimally invasive treatments. They can thread tiny tools through your blood vessels to the diseased valve and make repairs or even replace it. A tiny incision in your groin or an alternative site will allow your physicians to access your blood vessels, and advanced imaging will help them guide a catheter through your blood vessels to the diseased valve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minimally Invasive Structural Heart Procedures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our structural heart program offers advanced treatment options, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n