Pioneering Breakthrough in Eastern India: Led by renowned Structural Heart Expert Dr. Sumanto Mukhopadhyay, Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata Successfully Performs Landmark Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacements (TTVR)
Kolkata, India – Marking a monumental milestone in Structural Heart Interventions, Dr. Sumanto Mukhopadhyay, Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and leading Structural Heart Specialist, has successfully performed two back-to-back cases of groundbreaking Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) procedures, first of its kind in India at Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata. These procedures offer a life-saving, non-surgical alternative for patients suffering from severe tricuspid valve regurgitation (leakage of the right-sided heart valve), who were previously deemed unsuitable for conventional open-heart surgery. Understanding TTVR: A Paradigm Shift in Heart Care The tricuspid valve controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle. When it fails to close properly, blood leaks backward (tricuspid regurgitation or TR), leading to severe fluid retention, organ dysfunction, shortness of breath, fatigue, and eventual heart failure. Historica...