TAVI Cardiac Surgery: How Successful Is It?

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation also known as Percutaneous aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve replacement is the alternate of the aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a beneficial treatment for patients with aortic valve stenosis deemed at high or even high-priced risk for open surgery.

TAVI is all set to revolutionize the face of cardiac care in India. Although Tavi Cardiac Surgery Hospital in India is offering it but the operating expenses are high at present and benefits are unsurpassed. TAVI allows many patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who were previously classified as too high risk or inoperable, to be effectively treated, giving them a second chance to be able to lead a healthy life.

TAVI or transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a surgery wherein the surgery is performed without opening the heart to place an artificial valve in the place of the older aortic valve.  In this kind of surgery, there is a system of valve over valve, where the collapsible replacement valve is pressed through a catheter into the aortic valve and allowed to open up. As a result, the stenosed valvular leaflets are pushed aside and the new prosthetic valve gets active for controlling the flow of blood. The cost of TAVI Cardiac Surgery is approximately 15 to 18 lakh in Tavi Cardiac Surgery Hospital in India.

The risk for complications is moderately low; however, in roughly 1% of patients emergency cardiac surgery (ECS) becomes vital during TAVI. Some of the frequent complications are - Aortic injury, embolization of the TAVI prosthesis, and myocardial injury. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a highly successful and advantageous treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis.

Benefits / Success of TAVI:

·         TAVI or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation is a procedure wherein a non-natural prosthetic valve is passed through a tube by incision on a large vein of the leg or thigh, such as the femoral artery or a large artery in the chest.

·         Hence, the old valve is compressed and the replacement fits into place and acts as a normal valve. In this method of TAVI, patients undergo quick recovery and short hospital stay.

·         After the surgery, patient can start their day to day functions without much delay.

·         It is also of benefit for debilitated patients, mostly in their old age after 60 years, because they are not suitable to undergo the open heart surgery methods.

·         TAVI is suitable for patients with just aortic stenosis and no other condition can be benefited if the chest hollow space is opened.

·         With this surgery, patients are less prone to any side effects. In the long run also, aortic valve replacement by this process of catheterisation is quite successful and helps people with better recovery potential.

·         These surgeries range from simple relief of obstruction to the replacement of various vessels and valves. Many of the methods have undergone huge changes in the recent times, because of improved skills and better equipments in the hands of the doctors. 

·          The advantage of the procedure is that the patient’s condition returns to normality immediately after the procedure