Oregonian gets life-saving heart valve repair without open-heart surgery

OHSU treats first participant in clinical trial for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair

By Franny White February 04, 2020 Portland, Oregon

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Dennis Eggers during an appointment with Katherine Rajotte, P.A.-C., M.P.A.S, Jan. 27, 2020. Eggers is the first patient in a new clinical trial to receive a minimally invasive device that repaired his faulty heart valve and without open-heart surgery. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dennis Eggers

Dennis Eggers of Sweet Home, Oregon, became the first patient in a new clinical trial to receive a minimally invasive device that repaired his faulty heart valve and without open-heart surgery. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dennis Eggers

Dennis Eggers and his wife Janet, during an appointment at OHSU, Jan. 27, 2020. Dennis Eggers became the first patient in a new clinical trial to receive a minimally invasive device that repaired his faulty heart valve and without open-heart surgery. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dennis Eggers