First JCI-accredited hospital of Bangladesh, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, has recently reported the successful completion of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), a complex procedure in cardiovascular surgery, says a press release.

Kazi Md Abdur Rouf, aged 72, was recently admitted to Evercare Hospital Dhaka with various ailments including issues with his kidney and lungs, among other complications associated with old age. Later, Mr Rouf recently underwent heart bypass surgery, it was discovered that one of the valves of his heart was damaged. Following this news, the doctor in charge, Prof Dr Md Shahabuddin Talukder, Senior Consultant of Evercare Hospital Dhaka's Clinical & Interventional Cardiology department, advised Mr Rouf to undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Recently the suggested procedure was carried out successfully by Evercare Hospital Dhaka, and Mr Rouf is safe and healthy at present.

There are two valves in each of the four chambers those assist in proper blood circulation in the body. Among these valves, an aortic valve is important because it supplies oxygenated blood to the vital organs and other organs of the body. For various reasons however, sometimes these valves can become narrow, which causes the normal flow of blood to be disrupted. Consequently, various complex diseases and complications afflict the body.

Prof Talukder said, "Conventionally, aortic valve stenosis is treated with open heart surgery, and it is extremely risky, especially for elderly patients. The alternative to this is TAVR. This procedure is minimally invasive (like an Angioplasty) and is not very complicated."