Chennai, April 16 -- Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has successfully treated a high-risk 67-year-old patient with complex heart disease using a rare Basilica-assisted Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure, helping prevent a potentially life-threatening complication during valve replacement.
The advanced minimally invasive procedure was carried out by a multidisciplinary cardiac team led by Dr. Sengottuvelu G, Senior Interventional Cardiologist and the Clinical Lead of Structural Heart Interventions.
This approach is particularly relevant for patients who are not ideal candidates for repeat open-heart surgery, offering a less invasive alternative in complex redo valve cases, a hospital release said on Thursday.
The patient p...