Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Replacement

In line with the Make in India initiative, global medical device maker Meril Life Sciences on Saturday launched its first indigenously designed and manufactured artificial aortic valve for patients who are at a high risk or unwilling to undergo open heart valve replacement surgery.

Currently used for patients for whom an open-heart surgery can be fatal, doctors are trying make transcatheter aortic valve replacement a treatment for all patients with an aortic valve disease.

In line with the Make in India initiative, global medical device maker Meril Life Sciences on Saturday launched its first indigenously designed and manufactured artificial aortic valve for patients who are at a high risk or unwilling to undergo open heart valve replacement surgery.

Currently used for patients for whom an open-heart surgery can be fatal, doctors are trying make transcatheter aortic valve replacement a treatment for all patients with an aortic valve disease.