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Facing Valve Disease With Confidence

With every heartbeat, your valves keep blood flowing out in the right direction. If you have chest pain, shortness of breath or fatigue, your valve tissue may need to be repaired or replaced. Turn to the AdventHealth medical experts to help you overcome heart valve disease safely and effectively.

At AdventHealth, you can expect faith-based, award-winning heart and vascular care for your whole family. Your team of board-certified doctors, cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons are here to help you face a heart valve disease diagnosis with confidence.
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Your Guide in Overcoming Valve Disease

When you learn about heart valve disease and how your valves work, you’re empowered to take heart health into your hands. Your free valve disease guidebook explains:

  • Heart valve function
  • How to prevent valve disease
  • Symptoms of valve disease
  • Types of valve disease

Cardiovascular Knowledge Is Power

The more you understand heart and vascular conditions and how they start, the more empowered you are to take steps to safeguard your health. In these short videos, our board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Irving Perez-Guzman, covers what you should know about two conditions.

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  • Learn what to know about coronary artery disease, including the signs and risk factors and how it can have different symptoms for women than men.

  • Get the facts about bradycardia — the medical term for a slow heart rate — and its causes and treatment options.

Your Treatment Is Our Specialty

You can count on our locations across the Greater Tampa, Ocala and Heartland regions — including AdventHealth Pepin Heart Institute in Tampa — for leading-edge heart valve care. We offer the latest life-saving diagnostic and treatment procedures to keep your valves healthy and your heart happy.

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    MitraClip®

    An alternative to open-heart surgery, the MitraClip® procedure is a catheter-based therapy that could work for you if you have mitral valve regurgitation.

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    Transaortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

    Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, (TAVR) is a less-invasive option than open-heart surgery, and TAVR provides a safer alternative if you are not able to undergo traditional surgeries. This procedure allows your valve to be replaced instead of removed.

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    Open-Heart Surgery

    Open-heart is a general term for surgical procedures that involve opening up the chest and stopping the heart to repair or replace tissue, muscles, valves or the aorta.

Award-Winning Expertise

Our facilities have been recognized for their efforts to stay on the leading edge of cardiac treatments, as well as for their high standards of arrhythmia care for every patient.

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HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence

HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence

The American College of Cardiology has recognized our hospitals as HeartCARE Centers for upholding their commitment to world-class cardiovascular care, comprehensive process improvement, and various accreditations.

• AdventHealth Heart of Florida
• AdventHealth Ocala
• AdventHealth Sebring
• AdventHealth Tampa (Pepin Heart Institute)

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American College of Cardiology Heart Failure Accreditation

American College of Cardiology Heart Failure Accreditation

Our hospitals have received heart failure accreditation from the American College of Cardiology for implementing evidence-based and guideline-driven practices to improve heart failure treatment.

• AdventHealth Carrollwood
• AdventHealth Dade City
• AdventHealth Heart of Florida
• AdventHealth North Pinellas
• AdventHealth Ocala
• AdventHealth Sebring
• AdventHealth Tampa (Pepin Heart Institute)
• AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
• AdventHealth Zephyrhills

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American College of Cardiology Cath Lab Accreditation

American College of Cardiology Cath Lab Accreditation

Our hospitals have received cath lab accreditation from the American College of Cardiology for excelling in evaluating, diagnosing and treating patients requiring cardiac catheterization.

• AdventHealth Carrollwood
• AdventHealth Dade City
• AdventHealth Heart of Florida
• AdventHealth North Pinellas
• AdventHealth Ocala
• AdventHealth Sebring
• AdventHealth Tampa (Pepin Heart Institute)
• AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
• AdventHealth Zephyrhills

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American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Certification

American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Certification

Our hospitals are certified by the American College of Cardiology for excellence in transcatheter valve procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

• AdventHealth Ocala
• AdventHealth Tampa (Pepin Heart Institute)

AdventHealth Orlando is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a high performing hospital.

National Leader in Aortic Valve Surgery

National Leader in Aortic Valve Surgery

AdventHealth Port Charlotte is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a high performing hospital for aortic valve surgery.

AdventHealth Orlando is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a high performing hospital.

National Leaders in Heart Attack Care

National Leaders in Heart Attack Care

Our hospitals are recognized by U.S. News & World Report as some of America’s best hospitals for heart attack treatment.

• AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
• AdventHealth Zephyrhills
• AdventHealth Sebring
• AdventHealth Tampa (Pepin Heart Institute)
• AdventHealth Ocala

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Nationally Recognized for Patient Safety, Quality and Transparency

Nationally Recognized for Patient Safety, Quality and Transparency

The Leapfrog Group has exclusively recognized AdventHealth with the Emerald Award for remarkable achievements and leadership in patient safety, quality and transparency by a health care system, including maintaining a culture of excellence throughout all levels of the organization. Delivering consistent, high-quality, whole-person care is our priority, and we’re honored to be the first health care system to earn this award.

The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade A 2025

The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade "A"

The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade "A"

Our local hospitals are recognized among America’s highest-rated hospitals for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group. We're committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety and care.

• AdventHealth Carrollwood
• AdventHealth Dade City
• AdventHealth Lake Wales
• AdventHealth North Pinellas
• AdventHealth Ocala
• AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
• AdventHealth Zephyrhills

Start Here for Healthier Heart Valves

If you’re experiencing symptoms of heart valve disease or want to talk with a specialist about caring for your whole heart, we’re here to help.

Or call us at 844-625-9595.