Top-Rated Structural Heart Disease Program in Denver

Intermountain Health in Denver, Colorado is home to one of the leading structural heart disease programs in the Western United States. With a focus and specialization on heart valve disease, congenital heart conditions and cardiomyopathy, our team of experts employ innovative treatments and therapies to help manage and improve heart function.

Clinical Care and Services

Structural heart procedures combine the talents of cardiothoracic surgeons and specially trained interventional cardiologists to address structural defects in the heart and valves in patients for whom open-heart surgical procedures are not recommended. Thanks to an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to structural heart care, Intermountain Health can offer advanced structural heart treatments, including:

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic valve disease
Transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip for mitral valve disease
WATCHMAN left atrial appendage closure for patients with Afib and an elevated risk of stroke
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defects (ASDs) repair and closure for patients born with heart development problems

Clinical Trials & Research

MitraClip REPAIR MR Study

Intermountain Health has several sites participating in a randomized controlled trial to compare the clinical outcome of MitraClip™ device versus surgical repair in patients with severe primary Mitral Regurgitation.

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Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP II TR)

Saint Jospeh Hospital is participating in the multicenter, controlled pivotal trial to evaluate transcatheter tricuspid valve repair with the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and optimal medical therapy in patients with tricuspid regurgitation.

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Jerry’s Story: Aortic Valve Replacement at Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital

When Jerry needed an aortic valve replacement, he looked to the heart experts at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver. Learn about his experience and the extraordinary cardiovascular care through our top-rated Structural Heart Program.