A 77-year-old patient was implanted with a first-of-its-kind valve in his heart at a city hospital. He has resumed his normal routine since, his doctors said.
The patient was unfit for open heart surgery. He had also developed severe calcified iodic stenosis, a condition in which the heart valve narrows. Valve leak - or paravalvular leak, is a serious complication that arises during valve replacement or implantation surgery. A space is created between natural heart tissue and the replaced valve.
The valve used is Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra and it is rated among the most advanced and safest heart valves globally, doctors at SRM Global Hospitals, said. In a catheter-based surgery, the artificial aortic valve was implanted. During the surgery an innovative sheath was used to prevent damage to surrounding tissues as the valve was guided through a blood vessel from the groin to the heart. The 55-minute surgery was done on May 9 and the patient started walking the next day.
