How treatment of cardiovascular disease has evolved

New Delhi, Dec 21 According to an estimate, at present 4.77 million people die in India due to cardiovascular disease, and this number is increasing rapidly. New treatment techniques have come up to make the treatment much easier for those patients who are unable to undergo open chest surgery due to old age or other issues.

World class techniques are now available in India for the treatment of severe heart disease like aortic stenosis or dangerous calcified blockages in the coronary artery, says Dr Ravindra Singh Rao, Specialist, Structural Heart Disease, Jaipur.

Heart valve will change without surgery

About three lakh patients in India do not undergo open chest surgery due to old age or other health related problems. In such a situation, TAVR technology can prove to be a boon for them, believes the doctor. Till now the patient underwent major open chest surgery at the contraction of the aorta valve. It took time of several days for the patient to recover after surgery. But now the Transcatheter Aorta Valve Replacement procedure can replace the patient's valve without a single cut on the body or any major surgery of the patient. For this, an artificial valve can be reached up via catheter

( With inputs from IANS )

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