Tamil Nadu to be the pioneer for heart valve treatments
03.03.2019
The Ministry of Health, headed by Dr C Vijayabaskar, Honourable Health Minister, presided a public awareness programme on heart valve replacements without open heart surgery, at Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, on February 27. This was the firstof-its-kind programme in the country to inform patients on treatments.
Many patients develop heart valve disease, widely referred to as “Aortic Stenosis”. This has always been treated with open heart surgery. There have been evidences which proved that these patients can have their valve replaced without surgery — through a keyhole procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). This expensive treatment was predominantly a treatment available only in private hospitals. Tamil Nadu government is said to be the first state in the country to start these treatments in the government sector. The Government of TN has signed a contract with Dr AB Gopalamurugan, Senior Consultant, Interventional Cardiologist and Chief of Endovascular Treatments, Heart Team India.
The officials today claimed that Gopalamurugan, who introduced such treatments to the country, has performed the most number of valve replacement procedures without resorting to an open surgery.
Minister felicitating patients with Dr AB Gopalamurugan and dignitaries
Dr Gopalamurugan being felicitated by Minister C Vijayabaskar for his efforts to iniate TAVI in the state
03.03.2019
The Ministry of Health, headed by Dr C Vijayabaskar, Honourable Health Minister, presided a public awareness programme on heart valve replacements without open heart surgery, at Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, on February 27. This was the firstof-its-kind programme in the country to inform patients on treatments.
Many patients develop heart valve disease, widely referred to as “Aortic Stenosis”. This has always been treated with open heart surgery. There have been evidences which proved that these patients can have their valve replaced without surgery — through a keyhole procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). This expensive treatment was predominantly a treatment available only in private hospitals. Tamil Nadu government is said to be the first state in the country to start these treatments in the government sector. The Government of TN has signed a contract with Dr AB Gopalamurugan, Senior Consultant, Interventional Cardiologist and Chief of Endovascular Treatments, Heart Team India.
The officials today claimed that Gopalamurugan, who introduced such treatments to the country, has performed the most number of valve replacement procedures without resorting to an open surgery.
Minister felicitating patients with Dr AB Gopalamurugan and dignitaries
Dr Gopalamurugan being felicitated by Minister C Vijayabaskar for his efforts to iniate TAVI in the state
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