Cardiovascular diseases are killing worldwide population at an alarming rate. Major heart diseases include coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, valvular heart diseases, congenital heart disease, stroke, and heart attack. According to top healthcare reports, these heart diseases strike around 18 million people annually. Medical professionals state that this ratio will rise further in next five years. A healthy lifestyle and proper food intake can help people live a quality life. Furthermore, it can greatly minimize the chances of occurrence of these cardiovascular problems and diseases.
What is Aortic Valve Stenosis?
Human heart is composed of four major valves namely tricuspid valve, pulmonic valve, mitral valve, and aortic heart valve. Out of these four valves, aortic heart valve is responsible for supplying oxygenated blood to the entire body. Aortic valve stenosis is a condition in which aortic valve of patient narrows down. Stenosis makes it difficult for the valve to open up properly and distribute oxygen-rich blood to different body parts. Therefore, heart pumps harder in order to retain normal functioning. This may lead to weakening of heart muscle over a period of time. It is generally observed in elderly patients. However, it may be present at the time of birth.
Signs and Symptoms of Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortic valve stenosis may result in various complications if not treated on appropriate time. The following are major symptoms of aortic valve stenosis.
- Chest Discomfort and Pain - Patients may experience severe chest pain as the heart pumps harder to supply oxygenated blood to different body parts.
- Extreme Weakness and Breathlessness - Patients may experience extreme tiredness and weakness after performing any physical activity.
- Irregular Heartbeats - Patients may observe abnormal heartbeat pattern and palpitations due to underlying aortic stenosis.
- Loss of Consciousness - Patients with an underlying aortic stenosis mostly complain of problems like dizziness and fainting.
- Heart Murmur - Murmuring sound of heart is the hallmark of valve-related heart disease. It may be observed during primary evaluation of heart.
Patients experiencing above mentioned conditions must seek a medical care as soon as possible. Cardiac surgeons may order several imaging tests to detect precise heart problem.
TAVR Treatment Procedure for Aortic Valve Stenosis
Earlier, an open heart surgery named aortic valve replacement was widely performed to treat valve stenosis. TAVR procedure is a latest surgical intervention for treating narrowed aortic valve. The term ‘TAVR’ stands for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. This less-invasive treatment procedure mostly involves insertion of a catheter in patient’s heart via femoral artery. Catheter is a narrow and flexible tube which helps in implantation of a new artificial valve inside the heart. Today, TAVR is considered as a golden standard for treating aortic stenosis due to the following reasons.
- It can treat severe cases of aortic valve stenosis
- Helpful to treat symptoms in patients who cannot undergo an open heart surgery
- High success rate and favorable outcomes as compared to traditional heart valve replacement surgery
- Shorter hospital stay and a faster recovery as compared to open heart surgery
- Significantly maximizes patient’s quality of life
TAVR surgery cost is high in western nations like New Zealand and Australia. Whereas, India offers similar surgery and other aortic stenosis treatments at just a fraction of the total money which other developed nations may charge. In addition to this, Indian surgeons follow international standards to provide best beneficial outcomes to overseas patients. Therefore, international patients seeking finest aortic stenosis treatment at reasonable rates can highly depend on India.
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