Succeed With THE TAVI TECHNIQUE IS A TECHNIQUE FOR TREATING SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS IN PATIENTS WHO C
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Date: 2022-10-26

What is TAVR? (TAVI)
This minimally invasive procedure inserts a new valve without removing the old, damaged valve. The new valve is placed inside the diseased valve. The surgery may be called a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
Valve-within-valve — How does it work?
Similar to placing a stent in an artery, the TAVR approach delivers a fully collapsible replacement valve to the valve site through a catheter.


Once the new valve is expanded, it pushes the old valve leaflets out of the way, and the tissue in the replacement valve controls blood flow.
How is TAVR or TAVI different from standard valve replacement?
This procedure is available for people with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at low, intermediate, or high risk for standard valve replacement surgery.
What is involved in a TAVR procedure?
Usually
 valve replacement requires an open-heart procedure with a “sternotomy,” in which the chest is surgically separated (opened. The TAVR or TAVI procedures can be done through tiny openings that leave all the chest bones in place.


While TAVR is not without risks, it provides beneficial treatment options to people who may not have been considered for valve replacement. A patient’s experience with a TAVR procedure may be similar to a coronary angiogram in terms of recovery. You will likely spend less time in the hospital after TAVR compared to surgical valve replacement
The TAVR procedure is performed using one of two approaches, allowing the cardiologist or surgeon to choose which one provides the best and safest way to access the valve:


Entering through the femoral artery (large artery in the groin), called the transfemoral approach, which does not require a surgical incision in the chest, or
Using a minimally invasive surgical approach with a small incision in the chest and entering through a large artery in the trunk or through the tip of the left ventricle (the apex) is known as the transapical approach.
Who’s a good candidate for this type of valve surgery?
The procedure is available to patients in all risk categories.


TAVR can be an effective option to improve the quality of life in patients with limited choices for repairing their aortic valves.
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