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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LS polls: Supriya’s victory will reduce support for Modi by one MP in Parliament, says Sharad Pawar
Pune (PTI): Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar has said that victory for his daughter Supriya Sule, his party's Lok Sabha candidate from Baramati, would reduce support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi by one MP in Parliament.
Campaigning on Thursday for Sule in Pune district’s Purandar tehsil, which comes under the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, he also flayed the BJP over farmers’ issues.
Three-term MP Sule is pitted against NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar, her sister-in-law and wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
“We have given candidature to Supriya Sule so press the button next to her name on EVM in the election (on May 7). Your vote will not only determine her victory, but ensure that there is one more MP who is not supporting Modi,” the senior Pawar said.
The former Union agriculture minister said under the BJP government at the Centre, the condition of farmers has become miserable.
“If we want to change the scenario and have a farmers-centric approach in policymaking, then change needs to be brought,” he said.
The veteran political claimed the BJP-led dispensation is not in favour of giving remunerative prices to farmers for their agricultural products.
