By Tricitynews
Chandigarh,30th Jan,
2020:- A 77-yr man got a new lease of life
after he underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure for
severe calcific aortic stenosis at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali
recently.
Max team consisted of Dr TP Singh,
director cardiology and TAVI services and Dr Sudheer Saxena, senior director
and head cardiology conducted TAVI procedure which is first in Max.
This patient was brought to Max with
excessive breathlessness and fatigability. He was diagnosed to have severe
calcific aortic stenosis, which is tightening of the valve of heart that
supplies blood to whole body. Since he had other severe comorbid conditions
like lung disease, he was very high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement
and hence decision to perform a TAVI procedure was taken.
Dr TP Singh who is specially trained
for TAVI procedure from Liverpool, UK informed that TAVI is transcatheter aortic
valve implantation. This procedure avoids open heart surgery to replace aortic
valve. This is very comfortable for patients and they are discharged after 2-3
days of procedure.
He further informed those elderly
patients and those with comorbidities in whom open surgery is not possible or
is risky are real candidates for this procedure. About 10% of patients who are
elderly suffer from this valve problem and only option left for them was
medical treatment and wait for death, as this severe aortic stenosis if not
treated in time will eventually lead to death, informed Dr Singh.
Dr Sudheer Saxena said that due to
tightening of wall and narrowing of orifice area, one gets breathlessness very
easily. This patient was also suffering from interstitial lung disease and
obstructive sleep apnea. The patient was earlier advised open heart
surgery for replacement of aortic valve which was denied by surgeons in view of
his obesity & lungs condition.
He asserted that due to the
comorbidities, he was facing problem in getting proper treatment. Therefore, we
planned aortic valve replacement without surgery i.e TAVI. He was discharged on
third day & with very satisfactory clinical improvement. He underwent
procedure very smoothly with backup team of cardiac surgeons & intensivists.
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