Advanced in Infective Endocarditis

Dr. Hector Michelena

Cardiology
MN - Heart Valve
200 1st St SW, 
Rochester, MN 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial

Advanced in Infective Endocarditis
MN - Heart Valve
200 1st St SW, 
Rochester, MN 
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Hector Michelena is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Michelena is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 296 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 9 articles in the study of Infective Endocarditis.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MN
Hospital Affiliations
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

MN - Heart Valve
200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
Call: 507-923-2592

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Clinical Study of Edwards Cardioband FIT Valve Repair System
Clinical Study of Edwards Cardioband FIT Valve Repair System
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 09, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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296 Total Publications

Novel Echocardiographic Staging Classification for Cardiac Damage in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation.
Novel Echocardiographic Staging Classification for Cardiac Damage in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation.
Journal: Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
Published: December 05, 2025
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Rochester, MN 
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  • Aortic Regurgitation
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  • Endocarditis
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