Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Hospital Achieves First Valve-in-Valve TAVR Procedures
In a big step for heart care, a hospital in India did two special heart valve procedures called Valve-in-Valve TAVR.
These procedures are less risky than older methods.
The first patient was an older man with previous heart problems.
The second patient was an older woman with a history of heart surgery.
Doctors used a tube to put a new valve inside the old one.
Both patients did well, showing how this new way is safer and more precise.
The hospital is now known as a leader in advanced heart treatments.
Indiana Hospital in Mangaluru performed first Valve-in-Valve TAVR procedures in the region.
The hospital's Structural Heart Program is in its sixth year.
The first patient was a 72-year-old man with multiple health complications.
The second patient was an 80-year-old woman with prior valve surgery.
Valve-in-Valve TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure using a catheter.
- Who
- Doctors at Indiana Hospital performed the procedures on two patients.
- What
- Indiana Hospital performed Valve-in-Valve TAVR procedures.
- When
- Not explicitly stated.
- Where
- Indiana Hospital in Mangaluru, India
- Why
- To treat patients with previous valve replacements and recurring heart issues.
- Hospital
- Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute
- Location
- Mangaluru, India
- Procedure Type
- Valve-in-Valve TAVR
- Patients
- 72-year-old man, 80-year-old woman
- Doctor
- Dr. Yusuf Ali Kumble
- Program Duration
- 6 years (Structural Heart Program)