10 The Courier sun • june 16, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com “My Winthrop docs call the procedure that replaced my heart valve ‘TAVR.’ I call it ‘miracle medicine’.” Francis was a tank commander in World War II, an attorney and a successful businessman. And he was still skiing a hundred days a year into his s. When fatigue and shortness of breath began to slow him down, Francis went to his cardiologist. He was told he had a diseased aortic heart valve that should be replaced. But at years old, he was not a candidate for conventional cardiac surgery. The cardiologist referred him to Winthrop-University Hospital. It’s a long drive from Francis’s home out on the North Fork, but his doctors knew Winthrop is number one on Long Island in an amazing minimally invasive procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). A Winthrop TAVR team threaded a new heart valve into position through an artery in Francis’s leg, as with a stent. His breathing improved immediately. Francis was shouting “Hallelujah!” while still in recovery. Winthrop is a nationally recognized leader in cardiology and cardiac surgery. And one of the four most experienced TAVR centers in the entire country. To learn more, call Œ-Ž‘‘-WINTHROP, or go to winthrop.org. ” First Street, Mineola, New York ŒŒŒ • Œ.Ž‘‘.WINTHROP • winthrop.org CCAABBLLEEVVIISSIIOONN CCHH 665522 AMERICA’S 50 BEST CARDIAC SURGERY™ 2016
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