Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI) at Spire Bristol Hospital

Spire Bristol Hospital is a well-established private hospital in the region providing excellent care and treatments to patients.

We offer all the facilities you’d expect from a private hospital. This includes high dependency and intensive treatment units allowing us to treat more complex conditions.

The TAVI procedure is carried out in our hybrid theatre which is equipped with advanced medical imaging that can be used to perform minimally-invasive surgery. Following your heart valve replacement surgery, you'll be monitored in our high dependency unit before returning to your own private room.

A cardiologist, cardiac surgeon and anaesthetist will take care of you during your operation. They're supported by nurses, intensive care nurses and physiotherapists who'll monitor your progress closely until you return home.

Complete the enquiry form to book your first consultation at Spire Bristol Hospital or call 0117 453 4152.

We serve areas of Bristol, Somerset and Gloucestershire.

We perform aortic valve replacement surgery in our high-quality facilities. We offer some of the latest surgical techniques which may be beneficial to some patients. These include:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI) - a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery where the heart valve is replaced with an artificial valve
• Heart valve replacement is also performed using open heart surgery

Getting here

You can find us in Bristol, serving areas including Somerset and Gloucestershire. Spire Bristol can be easily accessed by the M4 and M5 motorways, or by Temple Meads or Parkway train stations. Free parking is also available for patients and visitors.

Your consultations and diagnostic tests

Before your treatment, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 26 consultation rooms. All our rooms are accessible, so there’s no need to worry if walking is difficult for you. They’ll ask about your health, symptoms and answer any questions you may have.

You'll need to have several diagnostic tests before surgery to ensure that TAVI is the right procedure for you. These tests include:

• A CT scan of your heart and your arteries
• An angiogram (also known as a cardiac catheterisation) to make sure your coronary arteries are clear and they are not the cause of your symptoms

Both your initial consultation and tests at this stage are charged separately to the cost of any treatment needed.

If you decide to go ahead with treatment, your consultant will advise you about:

• What your personalised treatment and care plan will involve
• Anaesthetic options
• Potential risks and complications and how they apply to you
• Things you can do to help prepare for surgery and to help your recovery