Heart Valve Replacement in Karnataka

Types of Heart Valve Replacement

Surgical (open) valve replacement uses a mechanical valve, which is durable but requires lifelong blood thinners, or a biological (tissue) valve, which doesn't need long-term blood thinners but may wear out sooner and need replacement later. Transcatheter approaches like TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) insert a new valve through a catheter, usually via the groin, without open-heart surgery, and are increasingly used for patients at higher surgical risk.