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Vivian Haines is an active 80-year-old who doesn’t shy away from much \u2014 until she was faced with the possibility of open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n

“I’m no boob, but that one got me,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Vivian and Woody Haines wait together at UCHealth Heart Center for their follow-up appointments. The couple both had TAVR done recently, and on the same day. Photo by Kati Blocker, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This summer, Vivian visited her doctor in Laramie, Wyoming\u00a0for annual blood work. She wasn\u2019t worried. She\u2019d never had any major health issues, though her husband of 59 years, Elwood \u201cWoody\u201d Haines, had. He\u2019d suffered a heart attack a while back, and he was scheduled to have a pacemaker implanted. Doctors also had been monitoring his mild aortic stenosis.<\/p>\n

Aortic stenosis is one of the most common — and serious —\u00a0heart valve disease problems. When working properly, the aortic valve opens each time the heart pumps and lets a\u00a0burst of oxygenated blood through and then closes. With\u00a0aortic stenosis, the valve doesn’t open all the way, causing\u00a0blood to be held back, increasing the pressure in the heart’s left ventricle and backing up blood into the lungs. In severe cases, the brain and body don’t get enough blood, which causes\u00a0breathlessness, fatigue and loss of consciousness.<\/p>\n

Vivian was walking in Medicine Bow National Forest near the family’s cabin in Centennial, Wyoming, when her doctor called with\u00a0test results from her blood work. He told her he\u2019d made an appointment for her to see a cardiologist at\u00a0UCHealth Heart Center at Medical Center of the Rockies\u00a0in Loveland, Colorado. The doctor said that she, too, had aortic stenosis\u00a0and it needed to be addressed immediately.<\/p>\n

“It was a bizarre situation because I wasn’t feeling sick, and I have never really been sick. He was the one with all the heart problems,” she said, gesturing to her husband.<\/p>\n

At the time of the call, Woody was recovering from a pacemaker replacement procedure, and doctors had just told him that his aortic stenosis had become severe.<\/p>\n

The common treatment for aortic stenosis is to replace the valve via open-heart surgery. Although it\u2019s a low-risk procedure as far as open-heart surgery goes, the average length of stay in the hospital is six days.<\/p>\n

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Vivian and Woody Haines at their home in Laramie, Wyoming. Photo by Kati Blocker, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, UCHealth Heart Centers in Loveland, Aurora and Colorado Springs have specialized heart teams trained and certified to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacements<\/a>. TAVR is a less-invasive procedure in which a team of cardiologists work together to place a collapsible artificial valve into the heart through a patient’s artery.<\/p>\n

This minimalist approach, which benefits patients with generally fewer days in the hospital and faster recoveries, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration several years ago for patients who are too high risk for open-heart surgery. And\u00a0this summer, TAVR was approved for moderate-risk patients.<\/p>\n

Woody qualified for TAVR. But Vivian was healthy, and there was a chance she wouldn’t qualify and would instead have to undergo open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n

Now it was Woody\u2019s turn to worry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so concerned about Viv,\u201d he said. \u201cThat [open heart] is a highly invasive surgery with anesthesia. It can take a lot out of you, especially for an older person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vivian, Elwood and their daughter, Carol Lyn Steinberg, sat down with UCHealth cardiologists to discuss Vivian\u2019s options. The mortality rate for those who don\u2019t get surgery is 50 percent after two years, the family learned.<\/p>\n

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A team of cardiologists with the UCHealth Heart Center at Medical Center of the Rockies performs Vivian\u2019s TAVR, a less-invasive procedure in which the team works together to place a collapsible artificial valve into the heart through Vivian\u2019s artery. Photo by Kelly Tracer, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYou see her. She\u2019s healthy,\u201d Carol Lyn said of her mother. \u201cTo think she\u2019d only have two years left when she could be kicking our butts for years to come \u2014 that was hard to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every valve replacement case is discussed at a UCHealth multidisciplinary clinic, comprised of a cardiovascular surgeon, noninterventional and interventional cardiologists, and a valve clinic coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur standard of care is a multidisciplinary clinic and a transcatheter approach when possible,\u201d said\u00a0UCHealth interventional cardiologist Dr. Brad Oldemeyer<\/a>. \u201cEvery patient is evaluated for a TAVR approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patients who receive TAVR usually undergo conscious sedation, not general anesthesia. And because doctors only make a small incision in the patient\u2019s thigh or hand through which to guide the device to the heart, the recovery time is much quicker than with open-heart surgery. At MCR, 80 percent of TAVR patients go home the next day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cool thing about TAVR is that the patient is up walking that next day,\u201d Oldemeyer said. \u201cThere are not a lot of limitations other than just taking it easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UW alums Vivian and Woody Haines don\u2019t like to miss a game but Woody\u2019s heart issues the past few years has made it harder to cheer on their team in person. Vivian hopes the couple\u2019s new artificial heart valves will make getting around less breathless.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although TAVR is not yet approved by the FDA for low-risk patients, UCHealth evaluates everyone because patients may qualify for a TAVR study. The studies \u2014 at both MCR and UCHealth\u2019s University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora \u2014 are evaluating the benefits of TAVR for patients who are considered low risk for open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrials started with the highest-risk patients because they had the most to benefit, and studies showed it was equivalent to surgery,\u201d Oldemeyer said. \u201cThen trials showed it was actually better than surgery for moderate-risk patients because there were fewer strokes and deaths at 30 days [post-surgery]. Now, we are studying those low-risk patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just as Vivian had decided she would enroll in that study so she\u2019d at least have a 50\/50 chance of avoiding open-heart surgery, Woody came rolling down the hall of the Heart Center, pushed in a wheelchair by Oldemeyer.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Oldemeyer came to the exam room after my last test,\u201d Woody said. \u201cI had a notion something was going on when he wheeled me out \u2014 a doctor never pushes the wheelchair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oldemeyer wheeled Woody to meet his wife and daughter, and then he told them the good news \u2014 Vivian qualified for TAVR without having to join the study.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt turns out I did need it badly,\u201d Vivian said. \u201cI had no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vivian had her TAVR procedure at 7 a.m. on Oct. 4; Woody\u2019s followed at 9 a.m. By the time Woody\u2019s surgery was done, Vivian was up walking the halls. Oldemeyer recalls the smiles the couple brought to the staff\u2019s faces when the two crossed paths in the hallway and Vivian leaned down to give Woody a kiss.<\/p>\n

The Haines family noticed the smiles as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis place is great,\u201d Vivian said. \u201cWe have not seen one unhappy or grouchy face in all our trips here. They really treat you like a special person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cViv\u201d and \u201cWoody\u201d had their first date at a University of Wyoming dance in 1954. They\u2019ll celebrate 60 years of marriage in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The couple shared a room during their one night at the hospital, and their kids brought in a few things to keep their spirits up. On the wall of their room was a large picture of Vivian and Woody dancing on their first date. \u201cHeart mates since 1954,\u201d it read, and it included the number of heartbeats the two had shared together: 5,217,523,200, with more to come. That night, Woody ordered the steak and lobster meal from the cafeteria to share with his wife.<\/p>\n

Now the two are going to cardiac rehab together and getting their\u00a0strength back. They have been taking advantage of the warmer temperatures to work in their greenhouse, and Vivian hopes they will get out to a Wyoming football game this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are darn lucky [UCHealth] has this program,\u201d Woody said. \u201cAnd we were darn lucky we both got in.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more info on TAVR, please visit:<\/strong>
\nUCHealth Heart Center at Medical Center of the Rockies
\nUniversity of Colorado Hospital
\nMemorial Hospital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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