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“When I needed a new heart valve,
I went to the TAVR center with the
best outcomes on Long Island.”
For John Elliott, sailing is living. He’s been on the water for most of his 90-plus
years. In all three theaters during World War 2, as a merchant seaman, and for
the last 70 years sailing out of the Rockaway Point Yacht Club.
But recently John was so fatigued and short of breath, he could only walk a
few steps. His aortic valve was failing. His daughter, a nurse, told John about a
minimally invasive valve replacement procedure called TAVR. She took him to
NYU Winthrop Hospital, one of the busiest TAVR centers in the country, with
the best TAVR outcomes on Long Island. They replaced John’s valve through
an artery in his leg. In no time at all, he was back to sailing off Breezy Point.
If you suffer from aortic stenosis, you may be a candidate for TAVR.
To learn more, call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit nyuwinthrop.org.
259 First Street, Mineola, New York 11501 • 1.866.WINTHROP • nyuwinthrop.org