10 October, 2024

First Emergency Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) with Aortic Ultrasound (AVUS) in India Performed at MGM Healthcare Malar Adyar

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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 10: In a groundbreaking medical procedure, Dr. AB Gopalamurugan and the advanced 24/7 heart failure department at MGM Healthcare Malar Adyar have successfully performed the first Emergency Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) with Aortic Ultrasound (AVUS) in India. This innovative procedure was performed on a 70-year-old patient in cardiogenic shock due to critical aortic stenosis and severe left ventricular dysfunction.