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MultiCare’s Pulse Heart Institute (PHI), in Partnership With Tacoma General Hospital, Successfully Implants 1000th Transcatheter Aortic Valve
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Washington State: On September 19th, 2022, Pulse Heart Institute (PHI) — in partnership with Tacoma General Hospital — successfully implanted the 1000th transcatheter aortic valve in the program’s history. PHI is the first program in the South Sound region of Western Washington to achieve this milestone and continues to lead as the largest transcatheter aortic valve program in the region.
PHI began its transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program in May of 2014, spearheaded by Dr. Al Graeve from cardiothoracic surgery and Dr. Kurt Kinney and Dr. Vinay Malholtra from cardiology. The PHI structural heart team is composed of members representing many disciplines of cardiac care, including nurses, OR scrub technicians, sonographers, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, perfusionists, radiologists, and registered cardiac invasive specialists.
Back row (L to R): Jamie, RT(R)(VI). Bob, perfusion. Xoch, ST. Kori, RN. Nali, RN. Vedius, ST. Dr. Engstad, CT surgeon. Dr. Meyer, CT surgeon. Dr. Strickland, Anesthesiologist. Dr. Mumme, CT surgeon. Dr. Atri, Interventional Cardiologist. Marina, RCIS. Aidan, RT(R). Karnen, RN.
Excellent outcomes are a team game, and each patient is unique; as such, each case is planned out by this multidisciplinary team on a weekly basis at our Valve Conference. The information required for such planning usually involves an echocardiogram, a heart catheterization, a specialized computed tomography (CT) scan, and a consultation with our Valve Clinic. The testing is efficiently arranged by our Valve Coordinator, who ensures patients are properly prioritized and their needs are met during the workup process.
The PHI Structural Heart Disease Center of Excellence continues to increase capacity to help patients in the South Sound. As of July 2023, the center has completed an additional 154 TAVR procedures since the 1000 TAVR milestone. Its physicians are early adopters of novel and proven techniques and technology, and continue to deliver the latest and best care for patients afflicted by valvular heart disease. Learn more at pulseheartinstitute.org.
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