title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with Core Valve: first Indian experience of three high surgical risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.
abstract: The prevalence of aortic stenosis is increasing with aging population. However with multiple co-morbidities and prior procedures in this aging population, more and more patients are being declared unfit for the 'Gold Standard' treatment i.e. surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). Among the patients who are unfit or high risk for aortic valve replacement (AVR) by open heart surgery, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been proven to be a valuable alternative improving survival and quality of life. We report first Indian experience of Core Valve (Medtronic Inc.) implantation in three high surgical risk patients performed on 22nd and 23rd February 2012.
authors.affiliation: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: ashok.seth@fortishealthcare.com.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maqbool
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mustaqueem
authors.forename: V Ravi
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sekar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Aortic stenosis; Core Valve; First Indian; Structural Heart Disease; TAVI