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Non surgical therapies for valve repairs and replacements
Non-surgical therapies for valve repairs and replacements offer alternative options to traditional open-heart surgery for patients with heart valve disorders. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure that involves replacing a narrowed aortic valve with a bioprosthetic valve via a catheter. It's often suitable for high-risk or inoperable patients. TMVR involves repairing a leaking mitral valve using catheter-based techniques like the MitraClip. It's an option for select patients with mitral regurgitation. Annuloplasty rings are used to reshape and support the mitral valve through minimally invasive approaches, preserving valve function .Artificial chords are inserted through minimally invasive procedures to correct mitral valve prolapse, improving valve function.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ranga Reddy
Consultant Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
Dr. Ranga Reddy has teaching exposure in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at MGMC Pondicherry and is involved since 2017 in teaching Cardiology for DNB Candidates. In the last few years, he has done complex angioplasties including Left Main, TVDs, Bifurcations, CTOs and Primary Angioplasty. Dr. Ranga Reddy has special interest in Carotid ,Peripheral ,Endovascular and structural Interventions
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