Unified pathways for treating structural heart disease
28: Unified Pathways for Treating Structural Heart Disease: Anmar Kanaa’N & Joseph Lahorra

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Heart surgery is not the best option for every patient suffering from structural heart disease. This was recognized by interventional cardiologist Anmar Kanaa’N and cardiac surgeon Joseph Lahorra who decided to unify their skillsets and bring the Structural Heart Program to life. Their vision was to offer patients with heart valve diseases all available options at Cleveland Clinic’s Akron General.

 

In this week’s Parallax, Dr Kanaa’N, the director of the program, and Dr Lahorra, chairman of the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Department of Akron General introduce the listeners to the foundations of their program and the paradigm shift brought by TAVR.

 

Tune in to hear host Ankur Kalra ask Dr Kanaa’N and Dr Lahorra to share the practicalities of setting up the state-of-the-art program.

 

Questions and comments can be sent to “podcast@radciffe-group.com” and may be answered by Ankur in the next episode. Guests Anmar Kanaa’N and Joseph Lahorra, hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO.


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