TAVR also called as TAVI stands for Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or Trans-catheter Aortic Valve
Implantation is the minimally invasive surgical procedure to repair the old,
damaged valve by inserting a new valve within the diseased valve. The new valve
pushes the leaflets of the diseased valves aside and takes over the job of
regulating the blood flow.
The TAVR procedure is performed using
one of two different approaches, allowing the cardiologist or surgeon to choose
which one provides the best and safest way to access the valve:
·
Entering through the femoral artery
(large artery in the groin), called the trans femoral approach, which does not
require a surgical incision in the chest, or
·
Using a minimally invasive surgical
approach with a small incision in the chest and entering through a large artery
in the chest or through the tip of the left ventricle (the apex), which is
known as the trans-apical approach.
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