Man finds solace after a challenging heart surgery using a TAVR technique
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is an innovative
technique of replacing the Aortic Valve of Heart through a small blood
vessel of leg with the help of a catheter-based assembly. The technique is
specially reserved for patients who have significant Aortic Valve
Dysfunction requiring Aortic Valve Replacement, but are at a very high
risk for conventional surgery.
THE CASE
A 62-year male was admitted to the BLK Heart Centre with severe Aortic
Valve Dysfunction. He underwent detailed Echocardiography and was
found to have renew Aortic Valve Stenosis with poor LV function and was
severely symptomatic. The patient was a very poor candidate for
conventional Aortic Valve Surgery along with the added risk of a
reoperation. The patient had undergone Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
4 year back. This patient would have been at a very high risk even if he had
undergone conventional Aortic Valve Replacement through Minimally
Invasive technique where the patient anyways had to go on extracorporeal
circulation. Hence, after weighing all the options, we decided to perform
TAVR procedure on him.