In a groundbreaking medical procedure, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) was successfully performed without surgery at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (MCH). The innovative implantation technique replaced the valve of a 66-year-old woman from Thiruvananthapuram, marking a significant advancement in cardiac care.

Traditionally, heart valve replacements are conducted through the blood vessels of the patients leg. However, due to narrow blood vessels in the patients legs, doctors opted for a novel approach, replacing the valve through the carotid artery in the neck.

The patient, whose identity remains undisclosed, is recuperating at the hospital under medical supervision. The successful surgery was made possible with the financial backing of the government.

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