Tavi Cost In Singapore

TAVI stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation it is used in helping to improve a damaged aortic valve.

No, TAVI is not a major surgery it is less invasive surgery which is being designed to replace  a diseased aortic valve.

Patient who is having severe symptomatic aortic stenosis are at high risk for conventional surgical aortic valave replacement.

Even though the success rate of TAVI is high it has only got few complications, some of the risks of the procedure includes bleeding, injuries, stroke,  atrioventricular conduction, system injuries and aortic regurgitation.

TAVI is not recommended for those who have severe aortic stenosis , TAVI surgery will not be beneficial to them  but they can definitely get benefit from TAVR surgery.

TAVI is not recommended if you have got any problem with your aortic valve and you are high risk for undergoing an open heart surgery. The aortic valve is one of the four main valves present in your heart.

The surgery is done under local anaesthesia and it will take around one to two hours to do the surgery in some cases it can also be done under general anaesthesia depending on the best solution for you.

In this procedure a catheter is being inserted in your blood vessels and then  it is passed in your aortic valve and the catheter is used to guide and fix the replaced valve one above the other.

You will be in hospital for one to five days after the surgery initially you will be under close observation but when the doctor feel you are fit to go home then they can send you home.

TAVI procedure will take around three hours to complete and it is performed under local or general anaesthesia.

Recovery rate of the people is different depending on their health and the type of heart valve procedure.  You will need around six to ten weeks to recover completely after the procedure. You have to do daily activities and exercises during your recovery.

There is no definite data which can tell how long your TAVI, according to recent data the age of TAVI lasts upto 20 years.

You may feel umcomfortable after the procedure but it will go off in few days and you will be also given painkillers.

You will be under observation for one or two days after the procedure, your cardiologist will come every day to check you. Your wound site will be monitored by your team during this time.