Mrs. Sugandha Jadhav, a 71-year-old patient, showed remarkable determination when she was diagnosed with Type 2 respiratory failure, bronchial asthma, old TB, and severe aortic stenosis (AS) and left ventricular dysfunction (EF-15%). Although surgical replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) were recommended, Mrs. Jadhav opted for open heart surgery despite the high risks. With […]
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Shree mahavir jain hospital successfully conducts heart surgery by tavi on an 88 year old gentleman
Dr. Mayur Jain from Shree Mahavir Jain Hospital has successfully conducted a heart surgery procedure called TAVI on an 88-year-old gentleman. The octogenarian was weak with a history of bypass done in 2004 and paralysis in 2016. He was at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. Hence, Dr. Mayur Jain who is trained in […]
First case in India done at Lilavati Hospital: IVL Lithotripsy assisted TAVI- A life saver for a patient with no ray of hope
First time in Mumbai, four cases of TAVI (Transcatheter aortic valve implantation) were performed in one day at Lilavati Hospital by Dr Ravinder Singh Rao, interventional structural cardiologist. Organizing Chairman and Live TAVI case operator, Dr Ravinder Singh Rao, and team, who performed the procedures showed 185 cardiologists from the country who had assembled in […]