Aortic Valve Replacement in West Bengal

Types of Aortic Valve Replacement

Surgical aortic valve replacement is done through open-heart surgery using a mechanical valve, which is durable but requires lifelong blood thinners, or a biological tissue valve, which needs no long-term blood thinners but wears out sooner. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a less invasive, catheter-based alternative increasingly used for older or higher-risk patients.