Mangaluru: Indiana Hospital performs Coastal Karantaka's first valve implant procedure using TAVI
Mangaluru: One of Mangaluru’s premier healthcare provider, Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute Ltd., performed first Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement/Implantation (TAVI/TAVR), a new technologically advanced procedure in cardiology, in Coastal Karnataka. A press statement from the hospital described it as ‘another milestone in the hospital’s meritorious journey’.
The successful procedure was performed on an elderly patient hailing from Madikeri District, last week. The procedure was led by Dr. Yusuf Kumble, the Chief Interventional Cardiologist and managing director of Indiana Hospital, along with the hospital’s cardiology team.
The press statement added that patient was now hale and hearty and was ready to be discharged.
Speaking to media reporters, Dr. Yusuf Kumble said “TAVI has revolutionized the way elderly heart patients are treated the world over. It has not been more than two years since the procedure was adopted by some of the leading hospital in India. And we at Indiana, keeping with pace with the emerging technologies in the healthcare sector, were the first to carry out this procedure in Coastal Karnataka, showing the way for others in the region to follow suit.
The patient was reportedly advised open heart surgery by another hospital before he consulted cardio team at Indiana Hospital for a second opinion. When the procedure TAVI was explained to the patient and the members of his family, they agreed to it taking into account the patient’s fear of open surgery and the high risks involved in it. “Indiana’s Heart Team then took up the challenge and successfully implanted the new valve through TAVI” the press statement added.
“Conventionally, an open heart surgery is performed for replacing the aortic valve for treating aortic stenosis. But a majority of the elderly patients are not fit enough to undergo an open heart surgery. This is where TAVI becomes a boon to such patients, as in this minimally-invasive procedure, the damaged valve is replaced by a new 26mm valve through a keyhole procedure using a catheter as is done for angiogram. The valve remains folded during insertion and opens up when warm blood flows through it. The procedure takes about two hours and the patient is taken out of the ICU in six hours” Dr. Yusuf explained.
Elaborating further, Dr. Yusuf said, “Another advantage is that if after ten years the replaced valves degenerates, it can be replaced with a new valve. By incorporating this new technology, it has once again been confirmed that Indiana Hospital is in the vanguard in the field of cardiology and interventional procedures. Though for the time being the cost is a bit prohibitive, we expect it to come down as it is an evolving technology. I appeal to the government of India to waive or reduce considerably the high GST levied on TAVI procedure so that the society in general benefits” Dr. Yusuf said.
Patient Samuel Daniel, Dr. Shuaib Kade, COO, Indiana Hospital and other members of the cardio team were present during the press conference at the hospital on Friday afternoon.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
