Aortic Stenosis/TAVR/TAVI
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is minimally invasive heart surgery performed to replace narrow aortic valves in the heart. TAVR/TAVI enables you to return to routine activity more quickly than open-heart surgery. Patients who have undertaken the procedure describe an enhancement in their quality of life shortly post-procedure. Additional benefits include a brief hospital stay, absence of chest marks and instant ease from symptoms, improved heart function, and reduced pain and worry.
The human heart has four chambers, with the upper chambers being the left and right atrium and the lower chambers being the left and right ventricles. The heart…
As we move ahead in life, it’s not just our lifestyles that change – the amount of pressure we put on our hearts increases as well. The increased…
Doctor's Speak
Dr.K.K. Sethi, the Chairman of Delhi Heart & Lung Institute and an initiator of Interventional Cardiology imparts his knowledge regarding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and distinctly points out the differences between tissue valves and metal valves.
Dr. KK Sethi, an expert in the field of cardiology explains the TAVR procedure, replacement surgery, what happens to the old valve once it is replaced with a TAVR procedure and some simple tips to lead a healthy life.