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Second-generation ‘Chitra heart valve’ successfully implanted in 42 patients: SCTIMST

SCTIMST

The second-generation ‘Chitra Heart Valve’ has been successfully implanted in 42 patients, Sanjay Behari, Director, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), said on Saturday.

The low-cost heart valve was developed after successful regulatory tests and no side effects have been detected, Dr. Behari said during the 40th convocation at SCTIMST on Saturday. The first-generation heart valve had been implanted in nearly two lakh patients.

The first Chitra Heart Valve was successfully implanted in a patient in 1990.

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