Structural Heart Disease

Any time an abnormality or defect weakens the heart’s structure – its walls, valves and muscles—it’s referred to as structural heart disease. In a healthy heart, the four valves work together to move blood from the upper to the lower chambers, pushing it out to the lungs and other organs. One or more defective valves can affect the heart’s normal function and may lead to serious health complications.

Structural heart defects can be treated through traditional open-heart surgery, or through several minimally invasive procedures.

Stephan Heo, MD, FACC, FSCAI

NH Magazine: Top Docs Interventional Cardiology

"Having trained with some of the best in the world at Brown University in three specialties, endovascular peripheral arterial disease, structural heart and complex/high-risk coronary disease, I feel very fortunate to have the skills and expertise to help patients who are seriously ill. Working at CMC’s New England Heart & Vascular Institute, I have the privilege to practice all three of these specialties at the highest level with the latest technologies. It is humbling to know I can make a difference in the lives of patients."

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Structual Heart Disease Program

A multidisciplinary approach to tailor treatment options for individual patients

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Our Structural Heart Team, led by Dr. James Flynn, implanted the first two Abbott Portico transcatheter aortic valves in New England. Having this new valve available to treat patients allows our physicians to offer even more customized care to each patient. CMC’s New England Heart & Vascular Team including James Flynn, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Jeffrey Bleakley, MD, FACC; Gerald Sardella, MD and members from Abbott. Congratulations to the entire team for bringing this advanced technology and treatment options to our community.

Interventional Treatments & Procedures

MitraClip

Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

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Interventional Cardiologists

Our interventional cardiologists are among the most skilled in the region and use the most advanced technologies in our state-of-the-art catheterization lab. You can count on us for excellent care at locations throughout New Hampshire.

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