The Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has successfully done the first case of Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
This state-of-the-art procedure was done at KIMS by Cardiologist Dr Anupam Jena and his team. Dr Michael Caskey from USA helped the team in successfully performing the procedure. In fact, the patient was a 72-year-old female who was suffering from narrowing of the aortic valve. She was complaining of chest pain and breathing difficulty.
The patient was evaluated by cardiologist and cardiac surgeon and was found to be at high risk zone for carrying out of an open heart surgery on her. Therefore, she was advised to undergo Trans-catheter
Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Subsequently, the patient underwent TAVR.
She is doing well now and would be discharged in two to three days.