St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center performs first use of new heart valve tool

Dr. Jaffar Khan used the new TELLTALE Electrosurgical Guidewire System, which helps in the placement of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

News 12 Staff

Mar 16, 2023, 12:23 AM

Updated 541 days ago

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A doctor at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center in Roslyn performed the world’s first heart valve procedure using a new tool.
Dr. Jaffar Khan used the new TELLTALE Electrosurgical Guidewire System, which helps in the placement of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
The first patient to undergo the procedure was 77-year-old Maria Stieglitz, of Sea Cliff.