Today, total joint replacements in India are estimated to be between 40,000 to 50,000. These numbers are growing faster and doubling every year. In India, every 2 in ten people 65 years of age are believed to have some joint issue that affects their mobility. (Source: TOI) A hip in poor health can make you …
Over 15 crore Indians suffer from one or other kind of knee-related problem, and most of them are over 50. In addition, about 4 crore patients require Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery. While knee-related problems are on the rise in India, people continue to live with the pain rather than considering knee replacement surgery because …
According to a study, “The number of people aged 18 to 30 years who died from heart attacks in India was 2,541 in 2021, and 2,695 in 2020”. Not so long ago, heart attack was primarily a problem faced by older adults. It was extremely rare for people younger than 40 to suffer from such …
What is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement? Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace the heart’s aortic valve in patients with severe aortic stenosis. TAVR is an alternative to open-heart surgery or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) for high-risk patients. Why do you need Transcatheter …
Muscle tissue makes up the heart. There are four chambers in the heart: two upper chambers called atria, and two lower chambers, called ventricles. Each heart’s pumping chamber has a valve that keeps blood flowing forward. If one or more heart valves are damaged or diseased and aren’t functioning properly, they may need to be …
