 The team recently completed its 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. It is used for heart valve replacement and requires only a small incision instead of a large open incision across the chest. A thin catheter is then used to place a new aortic valve in a patient's heart capable of immediately regulating blood flow in and out of the heart. Dr. Etesham Qureshi is a cardiologist at Beebe. He says the procedure is effective for people of all ages. Most of our patients are elderly and they cannot tolerate open heart surgery.