Experts at the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health structural heart and valve program specialize in diagnosing and treating structural heart conditions using advanced, minimally invasive techniques. Our team provides personalized care to improve heart function, reduce symptoms and enhance quality of life.
You can trust the quality of our care. Our program features:
Integrated services: We offer collaborative care delivered across three renowned medical centers: Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma and St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale.
The main types of structural heart problems we treat include:
Your heart has four valves: aortic, mitral, pulmonic and tricuspid. These valves control blood flow in your heart by opening and closing. Heart valve disease occurs when one or more of your valves don’t open and close normally. Types of heart valve problems include:
Congenital (present at birth) heart defects are structural heart problems that occur when your heart is developing before birth. These conditions can affect any part of the heart, including its valves, chambers and muscles.
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common type of congenital structural heart condition. Other examples include atrial septal defect, patent foramen ovale (PFO), patent ductus arteriosus and tetralogy of Fallot.
Cardiomyopathies are conditions that affect your heart muscle. Types of cardiomyopathy include:
Open-heart surgery used to be the only surgical option available to treat structural heart disease and heart valve conditions. But today, minimally invasive, catheter-based (interventional) alternatives can repair or replace damaged heart valves and structural conditions in a less invasive way. Our team is highly experienced in interventional procedures to treat structural heart and valve disease, including:
Contact us to learn more about structural heart and valve care or to schedule an appointment.