A chum of mine has been identified with some regurgitation in a few his coronary heart valves. We don’t know the seriousness but, and whether or not he would possibly want replacements. This made me glance into the state-of-the-art in non-invasive procedures. When I used to be having my aortic valve changed, there was once a non-invasive process to be had referred to as Transcatheter aortic valve alternative (Tavr), however at the moment it were simplest authorized for sufferers who have been at upper chance of headaches from typical heart-valve surgical procedure. It has since been authorized as an possibility for the overall inhabitants. Alternatively, that may nonetheless no longer had been an possibility for me as a result of I had a congenital situation referred to as a bicuspid aortic valve and Tavr doesn’t paintings for that.

It seems that within the six years since my surgical procedure, there was really extensive growth, and trans-catheter procedures at the moment are to be had for all 4 coronary heart valves (proven underneath).

The non-Invasive Mitral Valve process is described right here.

The non-Invasive Pulmonic valve process is described right here.

The non-Invasive Tricuspid valve process is described right here.