Congenital Heart Disease and their Treatments What is congenital heart disease?As the term implies “congenital”, these heart diseases present in an individual since their birth. Congenital heart disease comprises structural abnormalities of the heart that develop before birth. While the foetus is growing in the uterus during pregnancy, several abnormalities can appear. One in every 100 kids suffers heart problems brought on by chromosomal or genetic disorders like Down syndrome.The fetal heart is developed and begins to beat throughout the first six weeks of pregnancy. During this crucial period, the main blood arteries that travel to and from the heart…
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Ventricular Septal Defect and its Treatments What is a Ventricular Septal Defect?Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases which has a prevalence of 4 per 1000 live births. The interventricular septum consists of three primary anatomical parts, and VSDs can happen anywhere along any of the three parts. They are the septum of the atrioventricular (AV) canal, the muscular septum, the parietal band or the distal conal septum. The majority of clinically relevant VSDs are membrane-based.A VSD can also develop over time as an acquired condition as a side effect of acute myocardial infarction,…
Atrial Septal Defect and its Treatments What is an Atrial Septal Defect?An opening between the atria is called an atrial septal defect (ASD). Blood passes through the lungs more frequently because of this opening. The condition exists from birth and it also comes under congenital heart disease. (Read the article on Heart Valve Experts on Congenital Heart Disease for more details). Small atrial septal defects could be discovered by accident and never be a problem. Others often are closed during early childhood or infancy. The heart and lungs can suffer harm from a significant, persistent atrial septal defect. An atrial…
Treatment Modalities Available for Severe Mitral Stenosis What is Mitral Stenosis?The mitral valve leaflets stiffen and become immobile in mitral stenosis(MS), which prevents blood from flowing from the left atrium to the left ventricle. Pressure builds up inside the left atrium, pulmonary vasculature, and right heart because of mechanical obstruction. The mitral valve is affected by the rheumatic disease in most MS cases. As the disease advances, the mitral valve apparatus experiences several pathologic changes that are indicative of rheumatic valve disease, including the fusing of the leaflet commissures and the thickening, fusion, and shortening of the chordae tendineae. Another…
TAVI: A Blessing for Critical Heart Patients during the Pandemic What is TAVI?Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, or TAVI, is a minimally invasive surgical treatment that inserts new aortic valves into the heart to replace any that have become constricted or damaged. The main purpose of this procedure is to cure severe aortic stenosis (AS). The aortic valve narrows significantly in AS, obstructing blood flow to the rest of the body through it. It can result in heart failure or sudden cardiac death and cause chest pain, exhaustion, shortness of breath, etc. As a first-line treatment option for AS, TAVI is…
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TAVI: An Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery in India What is TAVI?Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is known as TAVI. New aortic valves are installed in the heart during this ground-breaking, minimally invasive surgical procedure. This is also known as Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, in which the replacement valve is inserted inside the unhealthy valve (TAVR).The preferred form of treatment for severe aortic stenosis now is this procedure (AS). The aortic valve narrows drastically at this point, making blood flow through it difficult. It results in heart failure or sudden cardiac death and causes chest pain, exhaustion, shortness of breath, etc. As…
Rise of India’s TAVI as a Global Trend: MyVal Status of TAVI in IndiaAn 80-year-old female patient with severe AS who was refused surgery because of high comorbidities had the first clinical experience with TAVI in India in 2011. She received the first TAVI in India with a 26-mm Medtronic CoreValve and was released from the hospital in good health.TAVI is being performed at about 30 centers across India, with about seven centers managing most of the TAVI workload. One such renowned place in Mumbai, India is Heart Valve Experts (HVE) where they determine your suitability to undergo a TAVI…
TAVI-in-TAVI: A New Paradigm What is TAVI?TAVI, which stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that replaces damaged or narrowed aortic valves in the heart with new valves. The new valve is placed within the diseased valve and is hence sometimes called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). It has been introduced in 2002 and since that, it has gained immense popularity and transformed the treatment facilities available to different-risk group patients with severe symptomatic AS. A patient’s experience with TAVI can be compared with the experience of a coronary angiogram in terms of recovery and…
TAVI vs SAVR: What’s more Effective? What is TAVI?TAVI also called TAVR, is a minimally invasive procedure in which a new valve is inserted without removing the damaged valve. This procedure helps to improve a damaged aortic valve. During this procedure, an artificial valve is implanted into a heart. It has been introduced in 2002 and since that, it has gained immense popularity and transformed the treatment facilities available to different-risk group patients with severe symptomatic AS.TAVI can be performed through quite small openings without disturbing the anatomy of the chest wall. A patient’s experience with TAVI can be compared…