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83-year-old woman having heart attack treated with TAVR procedure
Updated On: 23 February, 2020 07:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
She got a new lease of life through a minimally invasive, life-saving procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) was carried out to aid the normal function of heart valves

A team of skilled doctors consultant interventional cardiologists Dr Ankur Phatarpekar, Dr Haresh Mehta, Dr Kayan Siodia alongwith cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Mangesh Kohale, interventional radiologist Dr Bhavesh Popat, anaesthetist Dr Neeraj Barnwal, physician Dr Brajesh Gupta and Consultant Physician Dr Zaheer Virani successfully treated an 83-year-old woman suffering from a heart attack. She got a new lease of life through a minimally invasive, life-saving procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) wherein a Third Generation Leak-Proof Valve was placed high up in the heart to regulate the obstructed blood flow to the heart, which improves the survival chances of the patient.
83-year-old Dnyaneshwari Swami, a resident of Mumbai suddenly encountered chest pain and shortness of breath. The family panicked and admitted her to Wockhardt Hospitals in Mumbai Central wherein she was diagnosed with a heart attack. Doctors carried out Angioplasty and saved her life.
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