title: TAVI for aortic regurgitation - India's first case with Corevalve Evolut R.
abstract: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is a well-described treatment for symptomatic calcific severe aortic stenosis. However, TAVI technology is being increasingly used around the world to treat selected cases of severe aortic regurgitation (AR). One of the main limitations of using TAVI technology for AR is the lack of calcification, which is common in such cases. This makes anchoring of a TAVI prosthesis to the aortic annulus difficult and risks displacement or embolization. However, with the availability of recapturable and repositionable TAVI technologies, these limitations have been overcome to a large extent. This is the first Corevalve Evolut R device that was used in India and the first TAVI to treat AR in India.
authors.affiliation: Chief of Department of Percutaneous Valves, ICAAD, India. Electronic address: gopalamurugan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Gopalamurugan
authors.affiliation: Head of Department of Interventional Radiology, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murali
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jyotsana
authors.affiliation: Chief of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, ICAAD, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.affiliation: Chief of Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, ICAAD, India.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bashi
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Aortic regurgitation; Evolut R; TAVI; Vegetation