TAVR procedure gives new lease of life to 71-year-old woman in Odisha with severe heart disease

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (UNI) Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here have successfully performed a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) on a 71-year-old woman suffering from acute decompensated heart failure, offering a minimally invasive treatment option for patients at high risk from open-heart surgery. The patient, Pramila Maharana of Kendrapada district, had been admitted to the hospital about three weeks ago in a critical condition. She was diagnosed with very severe aortic stenosis, with her heart functioning at only around 20 to 30 per cent of its capacity and her blood pressure remaining…