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Our trained specialists treat heart conditions with the most advanced technologies and techniques. When you need treatment, we have options ranging from minimally invasive alternatives to open-heart surgery. 

Our heart technology makes possible:

  • Aortic stenosis treatment without open-heart surgery: TAVR heart valve replacement is a minimally invasive treatment option for severe aortic stenosis.
  • Heart monitoring without batteries: The CardioMEMS HF system is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device. It works with a tiny transmitter and needs no batteries. Watch the video in the CardioMEMS tab to learn more.
  • Heart valve treatment before heart failure: The MitraClip is minimally invasive catheter therapy for treatment of mitral regurgitation. It can prevent heart failure before it happens. Watch an animation of the procedure in the MitraClip tab below.
  • Robotic heart valve replacement. Minimally invasive surgery for easy and fast recovery.

Whatever your heart condition or ailment, come to Sanford Health's expert heart specialists for treatment. We'll walk you through surgical and non-surgical options to find your best treatment plan. 

Types of Heart Treatment

We can help you with a variety of heart treatments. 

Heart disease treatments

  • Balloon/Coronary angioplasty
  • Coronary artery stent (heart stent)
  • Atherectomy
  • Laser angioplasty
  • Coronary artery bypass (CABG), or bypass surgery
  • Ventricular assist device (VAD)

Abnormal heart rhythm treatments

  • Catheter ablation
  • Pacemaker
  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
  • Watchman

Valve disease treatments

 After treatment, see our heart rehabilitation team to reduce your heart's recovery time. 

Heart Treatment Locations

We provide heart care in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Contact a Sanford Health clinic or heart hospital near you and let us keep your heart healthy. 

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Treatment Options

Minimally Invasive Valve Replacement

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR, is a procedure that lets your doctor treat severe aortic stenosis if you previously were untreatable without open-heart surgery. Watch Darleen's story.

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Proactive Heart Failure Monitoring

It is proven to significantly reduce heart failure hospitalizations and improve quality of life. The system includes a miniature wireless sensor - no bigger than a dime - that is implanted into your pulmonary artery. It is designed to last your lifetime and requires no batteries. The sensor transmits blood pressure and heart rate data from inside the body, allowing your physician to manage your medications and other treatment options while also providing an early indication of worsening heart failure. Watch to learn more.

Sanford Health Offers MitraClip Technology

Sanford Health in Fargo, ND and Sioux Falls, SD, offer MitraClip, a FDA-approved, minimally invasive catheter therapy for treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR). MR is the most common heart valve insufficiency in the United States and is caused when a leaky mitral valve causes the backward flow of blood in the heart. Left untreated, this condition can lead to heart failure.

Patients receiving the MitraClip procedure have demonstrated a reduction in mitral regurgitation, improved symptoms and a reduction in hospitalization for heart failure. The procedure inserts a catheter through the leg vein to deliver the device to the mitral valve. After the device is implanted, it allows blood to flow more effectively.

Reducing Your Risk of Stroke

If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), talk to your cardiologist about getting a WATCHMAN™ heart implant. With a minimally invasive procedure, a quarter-sized WATCHMAN device is implanted in the top left chamber of the heart. This part of the heart is a common place for blood clots to form and then travel to the brain, causing a stroke. WATCHMAN is an alternative for patients who are at a high bleeding risk from the long-term use of blood thinners.

WATCHMAN is the only device of its kind approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with AFib not caused by a heart valve problem.