Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure
In patients with long standing atrial fibrillation, there is risk of clot forming in the left side upper chamber of the heart (left atrium). This is prevented by patients taking long term blood thinner...
Category: Advanced Structural Intervention
Advanced cardiac structural interventional includes procedures that require skills that are beyond the scope of the standard Interventional cardiology training. These procedures require special skills and training which are only learnt in high volume, high quality centers of excellence with well equipped cardiac catheter laboratory. Here are few examples of these procedures and their details.
Renal denervation
Renal denervation is used in selected patients who has uncontrolled hypertension despite being on few tablets. There is still more evidence needed for this procedure to be performed routinely, but can help reduce the blood...
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty (BAV)
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty is a procedure used in patients with severe aortic stenosis (valve narrowing) to improve the blood flow through the valve. This procedure is used either as a bridge to TAVI (Transcatheter...
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) or (TAVR)
TAVI or TAVR involves implanting new aortic valve via a less invasive technique than open- heart surgery. This is performed mostly when there is severe narrowing of the aortic valve called aortic stenosis. In...
Right Ventricular Biopsy (or) Endomyocardial Biopsy
Right Ventricular Biopsy is performed as a diagnostic procedure to ascertain the cause for damage of the heart, particularly in patients with weak heart. This procedure is done under local anaesthesia via keyhole in the...
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