As part of the GAMC Live Well Senior Program, Join Amir Rafie, MD will be discussing the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on Feb. 25 at Scholl Canyon Estates in Glendale. TAVR is a cardiac surgery that enables patients to receive a new heart valve without undergoing open heart surgery. TAVR emerged an advanced and proven alternative for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) who have been deemed inoperable or are at high risk for conventional valve replacement. TAVR is a new kind of technology performed by expertly trained interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. Dr. Rafie is on the TAVR team at Glendale Adventist Medical Center and is ready to share his clinical expertise and answer questions about this new procedure.

Lunch will be provided. It’s free for Live Well members. A $10 donation is suggested for non-members. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. for those who plan to have lunch. The presentation will start at 2 p.m. Parking is validated. RSVP by calling (818) 409-8091 or register at AdventistHealth/org/Glendale/LiveWell.

The Live Well Senior Program at Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a specialized program for assisting those individuals 55-plus and their caregivers to navigate through the health care system. There are two levels of membership to the program: free and comprehensive.

For more information, visit AdventistHealth/org/Glendale/LiveWell.

Scholl Canyon Estates, 1551 E. Chevy Chase Dr. in Glendale