BOARD CERTIFIED - Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

BOARD CERTIFIED
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS
Branavan Umakanthan
DO, F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.
Dr. Umakanthan received his Internal Medicine and general
Cardiology training at Loma Linda University Medical Center,
where he served as Chief Medical Resident. He then completed his
coronary and peripheral vascular interventional training at the
Western Pennsylvania/Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Umakanthan is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, and
Echocardiography. In addition to performing coronary, peripheral
vascular and carotid interventions, Dr. Umakanthan has a keen
interest in structural heart procedures (including PFO closures and
valvuloplasty procedures), venous interventions (including IVCfilter placement and DVT extractions), and high risk coronary
interventions.
Rafael Valencia,
MD, F.A.C.C.
Dr. Valencia was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He
received his Bachelor’s Degree from Cornell University. He then
attended medical school at Cornell University Medical College in
New York. He performed his Internal Medicine Residency at New
York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell. He performed his General
Cardiology training at the New York University Medical School
affiliated hospitals. He then found his way back to the West Coast
where he performed an additional two years of Cardiac and
Peripheral Intervention training at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. Dr. Valencia is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology.
INTRODUCING A NEW,
LOW-PROFILE DEVICE TO TREAT
ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS
IN NEVADA.
ADVANCING THE TREATMENT OF
ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
with the use of minimally
invasive techniques.
INNOVATIVE NEW STENT GRAFT
SYSTEM OFFERS PATIENTS SHORTER
OPERATIVE TIME AND SPEEDIER RECOVERY
Nevada Heart and Vascular Center is the only cardiology
team in the state to use the TriVascular Ovation Prime
THEN
Abdominal Stent Graft. Ovation Prime™ is a new FDA
OPEN SURGICAL REPAIR
approved, surgical device for treating abdominal aortic
lowest profile, commercially available system and allows
for total percutaneous access (5mm puncture site). This
results in minimal pain, faster patient recovery and a
decrease in length of stay-typically 24hrs or less.
aneurysms. Our patients will benefit from this minimally
invasive treatment as an alternative to open surgery.
Our Board Certified Interventional Cardiologists
Branavan Umakanthan D.O., F.A.C.C,. F.S.C.A.I. and
BETTER
Rafael Valencia M.D., F.A.C.C.
EVAR WITH CUTDOWN
are the only physicians in the state to utilize this
innovative technology in the state of the art, hybrid
cardiac
OVATION PRIME™ vastly expands the number of patients
eligible for a less-invasive endovascular surgery, as it offers
a unique technology in both straightforward and
challenging anatomies. The device is more accurate in its
implementation compared to older generation
technology, offering patients a much shorter operative
time and speedier recovery.
catheterization operating room at
Siena Hospital (A Dignity Health Facility).
Known as the “silent killer,” abdominal aortic aneurysms
(AAA) affect an estimated 1.2 million people in the United
NOW
PEVAR
States. This condition creates a bulge that weakens the
The conventional approach of a stent graft involves
aorta. Early detection is key in preventing rupture or even
entry through groin incisions (typically 4-5inches in
death.
length) to expose the femoral arteries and introduce
the device up the patients vasculature. TriVascular‘s
To learn more about this procedure please contact our
Ovation Prime™ is the
office to schedule a consultation.