Rare heart valve procedure at Abbott Northwestern saves mother and baby

Medtronic TAVR device photo

[Star Tribune, May 18, 2017] Complications from a heart-valve defect left Danielle Dayton with a couple mortifying options when she became pregnant last year: Undergo open heart surgery, which could be fatal to her baby, or press on with pregnancy even though her heart probably couldn’t keep up.

Fortunately, there was a third option, though doctors at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis believed it had been tried only once before in the United States. More at startribune.com.

Posted on May 18, 2017 in Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Heart/Cardiovascular, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minnesota Perinatal Physicians, Mother & Child, newspapers, OB/GYN, Star Tribune