Blessing Hospital Performs First TEER Procedure to Repair Leaking Mitral Valve
Blessing Hospital in Quincy performed its first TEER (Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair) to treat a leaky mitral valve on Jan. 19, led by cardiologist Dr. Jeffrey Cook, marking the hospital's expansion of minimally invasive heart care for patients who cannot undergo open-heart surgery; TEER can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath, and previously patients often had to be referred to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis for this procedure.