Bengaluru, 26th May, 2026:
Narayana Health City, Bengaluru has achieved a landmark in cardiac care, successfully performing India’s first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for pure native aortic regurgitation using the dedicated TAVR Device. The procedures were carried out by Dr. Suraj Narasimhan, Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Structural Intervention Specialist, and mark a pivotal shift in how high-risk patients with this complex valvular condition can be treated.
“For years, elderly patients with severe aortic regurgitation who were deemed unfit for surgery had very limited options and that has real consequences. Conservatively managed severe AR carries a 2-year mortality of around 50%. The HANCHOR valve changes that equation entirely. This procedure delivers what previously required open-heart surgery, through a small puncture in the thigh, in under an hour, with patients back on their feet within 12 hours. It is a genuine turning point for this subset of patients, and we are proud that this chapter was written at Narayana Health City.” Said Dr. Suraj Narasimhan, Senior Consultant Cardiologist & Structural Intervention Specialist, Narayana Health City, Bengaluru.
Both patients an 80-year-old and a 69-year-old male presented with severe aortic regurgitation and were assessed by the multidisciplinary heart team as high-risk surgical candidates, owing to advanced age and associated medical conditions. Following thorough evaluation including CT-TAVI protocol imaging, both were determined suitable for the transfemoral approach. The procedures were performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, each procedure was completed in approximately 45 to 60 minutes, without a surgical incision the valve delivered through an access point in the femoral artery at the thigh. Both patients were stabilised and discharged in good clinical condition within a short period of observation which is 48 hours.says release.
