AVR/MVR

An Aortic Valve Replacement is usually done as a treatment for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation procedures. This is where a damaged valve is replaced with an artificial valve. This is usually done via open-heart surgery, but for a few select patients, this can sometimes be done as a less invasive procedure. Doctors may be able to use a catheter procedure to replace the aortic valve in certain cases.

Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery involves your doctor deciding on which type of valve to use in your specific case. This determines which procedure needs to be used to put in the Mitral Valve Replacement is that is right for you. The doctor will use general anesthesia while making a large incision across the chest (open-heart surgery) to remove the damaged valve and replace it. While in surgery you will be placed on a heart-lung machine that circulates the blood outside the body to prevent the heart muscles from damage while the procedure occurs.

Generally, you will receive a complete valve replacement. The replacement will be a Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement. This replaces the damaged valve with a mechanical, man-made valve built out of man-made materials.

When severe damage is done to the heart, a Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement may be needed. The Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement procedure was introduced in the late 1960s to help provide a solution to those patients requiring both a mitral and aortic valve replacement at the same time to improve their own health. In some rare cases, it improves that patient’s chances of living. Low fatality rates continue to prevail today, but the long-term viability of the patient remaining completely healthy in the future is relatively lower. It is generally said that if someone has such severe problems that they need both a Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement that there are other underlying health conditions also vital to one’s future well-being. Sometimes, those procedures are not successful as the Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement procedure can be.

Valve Repair Surgery has become a much more minimally invasive procedure than it was when these procedures were introduced in the 1960s. For most patients receiving this procedure today this replacement only involves 1-4 small incisions made in the chest. These openings are a place for the tools to be inserted to fix the damaged valve. Mitral Valve Replacement Cost In India is generally low as about $6000 US dollars depending on many various factors, which is exceptionally useful for those who cannot afford the standard procedure in the West. It also helps those who may not have adequate insurance coverage, thus making the procedure more affordable.