An Echocardiogram (or cardiac ultrasound) is an ultrasound of the heart used to measures blood flow through the heart, heart valve structure, and heart wall function.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is surgery typically performed in older adults to replace the aortic valve.
The McLaren Center for Research and Innovation organized the participation of three Michigan-based McLaren Health Care hospitals in a nationwide clinical trial that resulted in a new standard of care for patients with severe COVID-19 to avoid dangerous blood clots. A comprehensive program facilitating McLaren Health Care’s participation in clinical trials, the McLaren Center for Research and Innovation began its participation in the COVID-PACT study in November 2020, resulting in its outcomes being publ...
On April 20, 2022, a team of McLaren Macomb cardiologists, nurses and techs successfully completed the department’s 100th Watchman procedure in the Mat Gaberty Heart Center’s cardiac cath lab, becoming the first hospital in Macomb County to achieve the milestone. A potentially lifesaving, stroke prevention implant, the Watchman device closes off the left atrial appendage, a small, non-vital opening in the heart’s left atrium muscle wall. For patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, blood can pool...