Apollo Hospitals perform transplants using TAVI

A team of doctors from Chennai’s Apollo Hospital, G. Sengottuvelu, a leading interventional cardiologist and head of the Structural Heart Program, India’s first for 78 years using the new generation Allegra Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) system. Transplanted. – Older patients who have undergone valve replacement surgery. The new Allegra valve is a novel self-expanding TAVI device designed to address the limitations of first-generation valves. According to a press release, aortic valve disease is increasing worldwide due to an aging population and TAVI has become the first line of treatment for many patients. With its supra-circular, short-frame height design, it ensures low distortion, enhanced hemodynamic performance, and long-term durability.