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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

Last updated on Aug 19, 2026 · View LinkedIn profile

If you are reading this from Rohtak or Ludhiana or south Delhi, you have probably already been told your parent needs an aortic valve replaced, and someone has suggested Jaipur. The practical questions come next. How long will we be away from home. What do we send before we travel. Where does the attendant sleep. What does the whole thing cost once travel is counted. And the question nobody asks out loud: is this trip even a good idea.

This page answers those in order. It is written for families coming to Eternal Hospital in Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, from outside the state, and it includes an honest section on when you should stay home and have the procedure done locally instead.

Why families travel to Jaipur for a heart valve at all

Three reasons come up again and again in our outpatient department.

The first is volume. Structural heart work is a procedure where practice shows in the results, and the 2020 ACC/AHA valve guideline explicitly recommends that these interventions happen at centres that do enough of them and report their outcomes. Dr. Degawat has done over 600 TAVI procedures, including bicuspid valves, valve-in-valve cases and TAVR inside a previous TAVR. Those are the cases that get turned away elsewhere.

The second is the Heart Team. The same guideline asks for a joint decision between an interventional cardiologist, a cardiac surgeon and an imaging specialist rather than one doctor deciding alone. That structure exists at Eternal and it is why some patients who arrive expecting TAVI leave with a recommendation for surgery, or for waiting.

The third is cost. A TAVI in Jaipur generally lands below what the same valve and the same procedure cost in a Delhi or Mumbai corporate hospital. For a family paying out of pocket, the difference is usually larger than the entire travel budget.

Send the reports before you send the patient

This is the single most useful thing in this article, so it goes early.

Do not put an eighty-year-old in a car for six hours to find out whether the procedure is even possible. Send the reports first and get an opinion on them. Almost every case we accept from outside Rajasthan starts that way.

What to send, as clear photographs or PDFs:

  • The echocardiogram report, with the images on a CD or drive if you have them
  • The CT angiogram if one has been done, images included, not just the printed summary
  • Any coronary angiography report
  • Recent blood work, including kidney function
  • The ECG
  • A list of current medicines, photographed as the actual strips
  • A one-page summary of what other doctors have already advised, and what they said no to

The images matter more than the reports. A radiologist’s summary tells us the valve is severely narrowed. The actual CT images tell us the annulus measurement, the calcium pattern and whether the femoral arteries will take the delivery system, which is what decides whether the trip is worth making. Our page on getting a second opinion on heart surgery covers what a good second opinion should give you back.

You should get one of three answers: come for assessment, this needs surgery rather than TAVI, or this can be managed where you are.

What the first visit covers

Assume the first trip is an outpatient visit, not an admission. OPD runs Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The consultation reviews everything you sent, examines the patient, and usually repeats the echocardiogram on our own machine, because measurement technique varies between labs and the numbers drive the valve choice. If the CT angiogram has not been done, or was done without the protocol we need, it gets done here. That is normally the same visit or the next morning.

You leave that visit knowing whether TAVI is being offered, which valve, roughly what it will cost, and when a slot is available.

How long to plan for

For most outstation families the honest answer is seven to ten days in Jaipur, and it splits like this.

One to two days for the consultation and any repeat imaging. A gap of a few days while the Heart Team reviews and the slot is confirmed, though this can be compressed if you have travelled far. Then three to four days for the admission itself, which is the standard TAVI stay. The PARTNER 3 trial reported a median hospital stay of three days after TAVI, and our numbers sit in the same band. Then a day or two before travelling home, because we like to see the patient once after discharge before a long road journey.

Some families split it into two trips instead: come for the assessment, go home, come back for the procedure. That works well if you are within a day’s drive, from Delhi or Haryana say. It works badly from Surat, where the travel itself is the tiring part and doing it twice costs more than the extra hotel nights.

We have set out exactly what those admission days involve in our day by day guide to a TAVI admission in Jaipur.

Where attendants stay near Jagatpura

The hospital is in Jagatpura, on the Jagatpura Road near Jawahar Circle, which is the south-eastern side of Jaipur and about 20 to 25 minutes from the airport.

One attendant stays in the patient’s room overnight. Everyone else needs a bed outside. There is a range of guest houses, service apartments and hotels within a short auto ride of the hospital, across a wide price range, and the hospital’s front desk keeps a list. Book for a longer stay than you think you need and extend rather than shorten, because moving hotels mid-admission with an exhausted family is miserable.

Practical points families tell us afterwards they wish they had known: keep one person free of hospital duty to handle billing and paperwork, carry cash for small things even though the hospital takes cards, and expect Jaipur to be considerably hotter than Punjab from April to September.

What to budget beyond the procedure

TAVI itself runs in the ₹15 to ₹30 lakh band at private centres in India, and the valve is most of that figure. On top of it, an outstation family should budget for travel for two to four people, seven to ten nights of accommodation for the attendants, local transport, food, and the pre-procedure imaging if it is repeated here.

That travel and stay total is real money, but it is normally a small fraction of the valve cost, and it is often less than the price difference between Jaipur and a metro corporate hospital. Work out both totals before deciding on geography alone.

If you are covered by a scheme or a private policy, start the paperwork before you travel, not after you arrive. Pre-authorisation takes time and it is far easier to chase from home.

When you should not travel

No competitor page in this space has this section, and it is the most important one here.

Do not travel if the patient is in decompensated heart failure right now, breathless at rest or unable to lie flat. That patient needs stabilising at the nearest hospital first. A six-hour car journey in that state is dangerous and we will not accept the case until it is controlled.

Do not travel on the strength of an echo alone if the patient is frail enough that the journey itself is a risk. Send the reports, and let us tell you whether it is worth it.

Do not travel if a competent centre near you already offers the same procedure and the same valve, and the Heart Team there has agreed the plan. Distance adds nothing on its own. There is no benefit to a Jaipur postcode if the case is straightforward and the local team does enough of them.

And do not travel if the real problem is that you did not like the answer you were given. If three cardiologists have advised surgery rather than TAVI, a fourth opinion is unlikely to change the anatomy. Get the reasoning explained properly instead.

Where travel does make sense is the opposite situation: a patient turned down as too high-risk for open surgery, a complex valve, a previous valve that has failed, or a case where nobody nearby offers the procedure. Several of those stories are collected in our TAVI patient stories from north India.

Coming from your state

If you want the detail specific to where you are travelling from, we keep separate pages for TAVI and TAVR patients from Delhi, from Haryana, from Punjab and from Surat and Gujarat. The practice details and consultation options are on our TAVI and TAVR page for Jaipur and Rajasthan.

To start with a report review rather than a journey, send the documents on +91-8960594076 and ask for an opinion before you book anything.

About Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat is a senior interventional cardiologist in Jaipur who specialises in structural heart disease. He is Associate Director of the TAVR and Structural Heart Disease Program at Eternal Hospital and has performed more than 600 TAVI procedures, including bicuspid, valve-in-valve, and TAVR-in-TAVR cases.

He completed his DM in Cardiology at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, and trained in advanced structural heart intervention at IRCCS Humanitas in Italy. He is among a small number of cardiologists in India certified in TAVI, MitraClip, TRI-Clip, and TMVR procedures.

Dr. Degawat is known for explaining conditions and options in plain language, so patients and families can decide with confidence.

Consultation details:

  • Hospital: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • Contact: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

Can I get an opinion before travelling to Jaipur?

Yes, and you should. Send the echocardiogram, CT angiogram images, angiography report, recent bloods, ECG and a medicine list on WhatsApp to +91-8960594076. You will be told whether to come for assessment, whether surgery suits better, or whether this can be managed near you.

How many days should an outstation family plan for in Jaipur?

Seven to ten days covers most cases. That is one to two days for consultation and imaging, a short wait for the Heart Team review and slot, three to four days for the admission itself, and a day or two after discharge before a long journey home.

Where do attendants stay during a TAVI admission?

One attendant stays in the patient’s room overnight. Others use guest houses, service apartments or hotels near Jagatpura, a short auto ride from the hospital, across a wide price range. The front desk keeps a list. Book longer than you expect and extend rather than move hotels mid-admission.

Is TAVI cheaper in Jaipur than in Delhi or Mumbai?

Usually yes. TAVI runs about ₹15 to ₹30 lakh at private centres in India, and Jaipur generally sits below metro corporate hospital pricing for the same valve. For most outstation families the saving is larger than the entire travel and accommodation budget, though you should compare both totals.

When should we not travel for TAVI?

Do not travel if the patient is breathless at rest or in decompensated heart failure, as that needs stabilising locally first. Do not travel if a nearby centre already offers the same procedure with an agreed Heart Team plan. Distance adds nothing on its own.

Do we need to repeat tests done in our home city?

Often the echocardiogram is repeated here, because measurement technique varies between labs and the numbers decide the valve size. A CT angiogram is repeated only if it was not done to the protocol needed for annulus measurement. Bring images, not just printed reports.

Can the whole thing be done in one trip?

Yes, and most outstation families prefer that. Splitting into an assessment trip and a procedure trip works well within a day’s drive, from Delhi or Haryana. From Gujarat, the second journey usually costs more in money and fatigue than the extra nights in Jaipur.

What should we arrange before leaving home?

Start insurance or scheme pre-authorisation before travelling, since it is easier to chase from home. Collect all reports and imaging discs in one folder. Photograph the actual medicine strips. Decide who handles billing, and keep that person off overnight hospital duty.

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

Last updated on Aug 12, 2026 · View LinkedIn profile

Almost every family that comes to us for TAVI in Jaipur asks the same thing first. Not “will it work”. They ask how many days they will be in hospital. The short answer is three to four days for a case that runs as planned, and the valve itself takes about an hour of that. Everything else is checking, watching and getting you back on your feet. Below is what those days actually look like at Eternal Hospital in Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, in the order they happen.

If you are still deciding whether TAVI is the right operation for you at all, start with our guide on who qualifies for TAVI and who does not. This page assumes that decision has been made and answers the next question: what am I walking into.

How long does a TAVI hospital stay in Jaipur actually take?

StageWhenWhere you are
Workup tests7 to 10 days beforeOutpatient, mostly day visits
Admission and consentThe day beforeWard bed
The procedureAbout 60 to 120 minutesCath lab
Close monitoringThat evening and nightMonitored bed, not usually full ICU
Standing and walkingThe next morningWard
Echo and final checksThe following dayWard
DischargeUsually 1 to 2 days after the valveHome

That three to four day figure is not a local claim. In the PARTNER 3 trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2019, the median hospital stay was three days after TAVI compared with seven days after open surgery. Our Jaipur numbers sit in the same band, and that gap is the entire practical argument for the transcatheter route. If you want the fuller comparison, we have written it up in TAVI versus open heart surgery.

The week before admission, and the tests that decide everything

Nothing about the admission is decided on the day. It is decided in the workup, roughly seven to ten days earlier, and most of it is done as outpatient visits so you sleep at home.

The one test that matters more than the rest is the CT angiogram. It measures the aortic valve annulus to the millimetre, maps the calcium, and shows whether the femoral arteries in your groin are wide enough and clean enough to pass the valve through. That single scan decides which valve size you get and which route we take. If the groin arteries are too narrow or too calcified, we plan a different access point before you are ever admitted, not on the table.

Alongside it you will have an echocardiogram to grade the stenosis and check the other valves, a coronary angiography to see whether any blockage needs treating first, an ECG, a chest X-ray and a blood panel. We have set all of these out in detail on our page about the tests done before heart valve treatment in Jaipur.

One item surprises people every time: the dental check. The 2020 ACC/AHA valve guideline advises a dental evaluation before valve intervention, because bacteria from an infected tooth can settle on a new valve. I have postponed cases over an untreated abscess and I would do it again. A week’s delay is cheaper than valve endocarditis.

The day before, when you are admitted

You come in the afternoon before. A bed is allotted, the blood work is repeated or reviewed, and the anaesthesia team sees you. That conversation is worth paying attention to, because most TAVI cases here are done under local anaesthesia with sedation rather than general anaesthesia. You will be drowsy and comfortable but not fully unconscious, and you will hear us talking.

Consent happens the same evening. I go through it myself with the patient and at least one family member in the room. We cover what the valve is, the chance of needing a permanent pacemaker afterwards, the risk of bleeding at the groin, and the small stroke risk. I would rather have that conversation twice than have a family hear the word “pacemaker” for the first time on day two.

The groin is cleaned and shaved. You stop eating and drinking from midnight. Your regular medicines get sorted into what continues and what pauses, and blood thinners are the ones that usually change, so bring the actual strips rather than a list written from memory.

Procedure day, hour by hour

You go to the cath lab in the morning, usually first or second on the list. From there the sequence is fixed.

A local anaesthetic goes into the groin. A thin sheath is passed into the femoral artery, and a wire is threaded up to the heart under X-ray guidance. In most cases a balloon opens the old narrowed valve first. The new valve, crimped onto a stent frame, is then delivered on a catheter, positioned inside the old one and deployed. It starts working the moment it opens. We check the position and the leak with imaging before anything comes out, then remove the catheter and seal the puncture.

No chest is opened. No bone is cut. The heart is not stopped and no bypass machine is used. Total time in the room is usually 60 to 120 minutes, and the valve part of it is a few minutes at the end of a lot of careful positioning.

What your family is doing while you are in the cath lab

This is the part nobody writes about, and it is the part families remember.

They wait outside the lab. Someone from the team comes out with an update, usually within about 90 minutes of you going in. That update tells them the valve is in and how you are doing. They will not be allowed into the lab, and phones will not reach you.

My advice to families is practical. Send only two people to wait and let the rest go home, because the corridor is long and the day is longer. Carry the file. Eat something. If the wait runs past the estimate it is far more often because the list ran late than because something went wrong.

The first night after the new valve starts working

You are moved to a monitored bed within a few hours, usually a step-down or high-dependency bed rather than a full intensive care unit. That surprises families who were braced for ICU.

The single thing we watch hardest overnight is the heart rhythm. The new valve sits right next to the heart’s electrical conduction system, and pressure on it can slow the heartbeat enough to need a permanent pacemaker. In PARTNER 3 that happened in 6.6% of patients within 30 days. In the Evolut Low Risk trial, also published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2019, it was 17.4%, and the difference reflects valve design as much as anything else. It is a real number and you deserve to hear it before, not after.

We also watch the groin site for bleeding, your blood pressure, and your urine output. You will be asked to keep the leg straight for a few hours. You can drink water.

Many patients tell us that night that the breathlessness has already gone. That is not imagination. The obstruction that made every stair a negotiation is gone the moment the valve opens.

The first full day, when you stand up again

The morning after, we get you sitting, then standing, then walking. Physiotherapy helps with the first few steps. Meals go back to normal.

I do not discharge a patient who has not walked the corridor unaided. It sounds basic, but walking tests the groin site, the blood pressure and the rhythm all at once, and it tells me more than another blood test would.

An ECG is repeated. Bloods are checked. The groin puncture is inspected for swelling or a lump.

What has to be true before the team lets you go home

Discharge is not a date on a calendar. It is a list, and all of it has to be true:

  • The heart rhythm has stayed stable, with no new conduction block that needs a pacemaker
  • The groin site is dry, soft and not swelling
  • The echocardiogram shows the valve opening properly with no significant leak around it
  • Blood pressure and haemoglobin are steady
  • You have walked unaided and managed stairs if you have them at home
  • Kidney function has not dropped after the contrast dye
  • You and your attendant can both repeat the medicine schedule back to us

For most patients that list is complete one to two days after the valve, which puts the whole stay at three to four days.

What makes a stay run longer than four days

Being honest about this matters more than a tidy timeline.

The commonest reason is the rhythm. If the ECG shows a new conduction problem, we watch for another day or two, and a small number of patients need a permanent pacemaker before they leave. The second reason is the groin: a bleed or a swelling under the skin needs pressure, time and sometimes a scan. The third is kidney function dipping after the contrast, which usually recovers with fluids and patience. Older patients living alone, or those who came in already frail, sometimes stay an extra day simply because going home is not yet safe.

None of these mean the valve has failed. They mean the recovery needs more supervision than a corridor walk can provide.

What to bring, and who can stay with you

Bring all previous reports in one folder, in date order, oldest at the back. Bring the actual medicine strips. Bring loose clothing that opens at the front, non-slip slippers, a shawl because the ward runs cold, spectacles, hearing aids, and a phone charger with a long cable.

Leave jewellery at home. Leave large amounts of cash at home.

One attendant stays with you overnight. Plan for a second person during the day to handle billing and paperwork, because the two jobs pull in opposite directions and one tired relative cannot do both for four days. Families travelling in from outside Rajasthan should plan on roughly a week in Jaipur once travel and the pre-admission visits are counted.

What the hospital days add to the bill

The valve is the large number, not the room. TAVI in India runs about ₹15 to ₹30 lakh at private centres, and the valve itself accounts for most of that. The bed, the monitoring and the tests across three to four days are a much smaller share, which is why an extra day of observation moves the total far less than families fear. We have broken the components down on our TAVI cost page, including what insurance and the state schemes actually approve.

The follow-up calendar after you leave

You go home with a discharge summary, a card listing the new medicines, and a wound-check appointment about seven days out. After that the schedule is an echocardiogram and review at one month, again at six months in most cases, and then once a year for as long as you have the valve. The 2020 ACC/AHA valve guideline recommends this kind of periodic echocardiographic follow-up after any valve replacement, and it is how we pick up a problem while it is still small.

What you do in the first weeks at home matters as much as anything we did in the lab. Our Hindi guide on TAVI ke baad ghar par kya karein covers wound care, the blood thinners, the red flags and the diet in the register most of our Rajasthani families prefer. On the longer horizon, how long these valves last sets out what the registry data shows at five and ten years.

If you are weighing up where to have the procedure done, or want a second look at reports from another hospital, our TAVI and TAVR practice page for Jaipur and Rajasthan has the consultation details.

About Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat is a senior interventional cardiologist in Jaipur who specialises in structural heart disease. He is Associate Director of the TAVR and Structural Heart Disease Program at Eternal Hospital and has performed more than 600 TAVI procedures, including bicuspid, valve-in-valve, and TAVR-in-TAVR cases.

He completed his DM in Cardiology at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, and trained in advanced structural heart intervention at IRCCS Humanitas in Italy. He is among a small number of cardiologists in India certified in TAVI, MitraClip, TRI-Clip, and TMVR procedures.

Dr. Degawat is known for explaining conditions and options in plain language, so patients and families can decide with confidence.

Consultation details:

  • Hospital: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • Contact: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

How many days do I stay in hospital for TAVI in Jaipur?

Three to four days in total for a straightforward case. You are admitted the day before, the valve goes in the next morning, and discharge follows one to two days later once the rhythm, the groin site and the echo are all satisfactory. The PARTNER 3 trial reported a median stay of three days.

Will I be unconscious during TAVI?

Usually not. Most TAVI procedures here are done under local anaesthesia at the groin with sedation, so you are drowsy and comfortable but breathing on your own. General anaesthesia is reserved for specific complex cases. The anaesthesia team explains which applies to you the evening before.

Do I go to the ICU after TAVI?

Most patients go to a monitored or high-dependency bed for the first night rather than a full intensive care unit. The rhythm, groin site and blood pressure are watched closely through that night. A full ICU bed is used when a patient came in unstable or something during the procedure warrants it.

Why might I need a pacemaker after TAVI?

The new valve sits against the heart’s electrical conduction pathway, and pressure there can slow the heartbeat enough to need a permanent pacemaker. This happened in 6.6% of patients in PARTNER 3 and 17.4% in the Evolut Low Risk trial, both published in 2019. It is checked every day before discharge.

How many attendants can stay with me?

One attendant stays overnight in the room. We suggest a second family member during the day to handle billing and paperwork, since one person cannot manage both jobs across four days. Outstation families should plan for around a week in Jaipur once travel and pre-admission visits are counted.

What should I bring for a TAVI admission?

All old reports in one dated folder, your actual medicine strips rather than a written list, loose front-opening clothes, non-slip slippers, a shawl, spectacles, hearing aids and a long phone charger. Leave jewellery and large sums of cash at home.

When is my first check-up after discharge?

A wound check at about seven days, then an echocardiogram and review at one month. Most patients are seen again at six months and then once a year. The 2020 ACC/AHA valve guideline recommends this kind of periodic echo follow-up after valve replacement.

Can the stay be longer than four days?

Yes, and it is not a sign the valve failed. A new conduction problem on the ECG, bleeding or swelling at the groin, or a dip in kidney function after the contrast dye can each add a day or two. Patients who came in frail sometimes stay longer simply because home is not yet safe.

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

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Jaipur के private hospitals में TAVI का खर्च आमतौर पर 15 से 30 लाख रुपये के बीच रहता है, और इसका सबसे बड़ा हिस्सा valve की कीमत होती है। Government की तय की गई rate इससे कम है। RGHS ने TAVI के लिए 14 लाख रुपये का package रखा है और CGHS ने valve व procedure मिलाकर करीब 13.84 लाख। पर दोनों में शर्तें हैं, और यही शर्तें ज़्यादातर families को हैरान करती हैं।

OPD में यह सवाल हर हफ़्ते आता है। परिवार report लेकर बैठता है, valve बदलने की बात समझ आ जाती है, फिर पहला सवाल यही होता है कि पैसा कहां से आएगा। इस article में सीधी बात होगी: किस scheme में TAVI का क्या status है, कौन सा document पहले से तैयार रखना है, और आखिर में जेब से कितना जाता है।

Jaipur में TAVI का असली खर्च कितना बैठता है

अस्पताल का bill एक number नहीं होता, कई हिस्सों का जोड़ होता है।

सबसे भारी हिस्सा valve है। यही अकेले total का लगभग आधा से दो-तिहाई ले जाता है। Imported valve महंगे हैं, और India में बने valve आमतौर पर 30 से 40 प्रतिशत तक सस्ते पड़ते हैं। दूसरा हिस्सा procedure और cath lab का है। तीसरा ICU और hospital stay का, जो आमतौर पर तीन से पांच दिन रहता है। चौथा pre-procedure workup, जिसमें CT angiography, echo और coronary angiography आते हैं।

इन सबको जोड़कर Jaipur में आम range 15 से 30 लाख बनती है। बहुत जटिल cases में यह 35 लाख तक भी जा सकती है, पर वह अपवाद है। खर्च का हिस्सेवार breakdown TAVI Surgery Cost in Jaipur वाले page पर दिया है, और पूरे India की तुलना TAVI Surgery Cost in India पर।

एक बात मैं हर family से कहता हूं। Valve सस्ता चुनना और मरीज़ की anatomy को नज़रअंदाज़ करना, यह बचत नहीं है। कौन सा valve लगेगा यह CT की measurement तय करती है, budget नहीं। जहां दोनों option medically बराबर होते हैं, वहां मैं खुद सस्ता वाला suggest करता हूं।

RGHS में TAVI cover होता है या नहीं

यह Rajasthan के सरकारी कर्मचारियों और pensioners के लिए सबसे ज़रूरी हिस्सा है, और जवाब आधा हां है।

RGHS की official package list (07.01.2025 वाला Package Code Master) में TAVI मौजूद है। Package code 1885, नाम “Procedure of TAVI – Severe aortic stenosis with severe comorbidities”, rate 14,00,000 रुपये। NABH और non-NABH दोनों के लिए यही rate है।

पर उसी line में एक शर्त लिखी है जो सब कुछ बदल देती है: “Reserved for Government hospitals only”

इसका सीधा मतलब यह है कि RGHS का यह TAVI package private hospital में cashless नहीं चलता। जो beneficiary Jaipur के किसी private centre में TAVI कराना चाहता है, वह इस package के भरोसे नहीं रह सकता। यह बात पहले दिन पता होनी चाहिए, discharge के दिन नहीं।

RGHS में valve की सर्जरी वाले दूसरे package ज़रूर हैं। Open surgery से valve बदलने का package 535 है, MVR या AVR, rate 1,07,242 रुपये NABH में। Balloon से valve खोलने वाला AVBD package 576 है, 49,991 रुपये। यानी surgical रास्ता और balloon वाला रास्ता RGHS में खुला है, TAVI वाला रास्ता government hospital तक सीमित है।

CGHS वालों के लिए TAVI की rate क्या तय है

Central government के कर्मचारी और pensioners के लिए स्थिति साफ़ है और लिखित है।

CGHS ने 19 दिसंबर 2023 के Office Memorandum (F.No. Z15025/32/2023/DIR/CGHS) में TAVI को नए procedure के तौर पर जोड़ा। इसमें rate दो हिस्सों में दी गई है:

  • TAVI/TAVR Implant: 12,84,000 रुपये
  • TAVI/TAVR Procedure cost: 1,00,000 रुपये NABH hospital में, 85,000 रुपये non-NABH में

यानी CGHS rate पर कुल करीब 13.84 लाख। ध्यान दीजिए कि RGHS का 14 लाख वाला package इसी के आसपास बैठता है, क्योंकि RGHS की rates CGHS के package rates पर आधारित हैं।

इसमें एक शर्त है जिसे लोग अक्सर देर से पढ़ते हैं। उसी OM में लिखा है कि इन procedures के लिए Director, CGHS की मंज़ूरी, Special Technical Committee से सलाह के बाद ज़रूरी है। यह मंज़ूरी लेने में समय लगता है, इसलिए CGHS beneficiary को paperwork सबसे पहले शुरू करना चाहिए।

Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) से TAVI हो पाता है क्या

यहां जवाब साफ़ नहीं में है, और यह कड़वा है पर सही है।

PM-JAY की official package list, Health Benefit Package 2022, में TAVI या TAVR नाम का कोई package है ही नहीं। पूरी list में transcatheter शब्द एक बार भी नहीं आता। जो valve वाला package है वह खुली सर्जरी का है: CTVS category में Aortic valve replacement, procedure code SV005A, rate 1,63,700 से 1,96,400 रुपये तक tier के हिसाब से, और valve की कीमत अलग से जुड़ती है।

दूसरी बात cover की limit की है। PM-JAY में परिवार को साल भर में 5 लाख रुपये तक का cover मिलता है। TAVI का खर्च उससे तीन से छह गुना ज़्यादा है। इसलिए package होता भी, तो 5 लाख की limit अकेले TAVI का bill नहीं संभाल पाती।

पर इसका यह मतलब नहीं कि PM-JAY बेकार है। जिस मरीज़ के लिए खुली सर्जरी medically सही option है, उसके लिए PM-JAY उस सर्जरी को cover करता है। किसके लिए TAVI ज़रूरी है और किसके लिए सर्जरी बेहतर, यह फ़र्क़ TAVI किसे करानी चाहिए पर समझाया गया है, और दोनों रास्तों की कीमत की तुलना Heart Valve Replacement Cost पर।

Rajasthan की Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana में क्या स्थिति है

पुरानी Chiranjeevi Yojana अब Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana कहलाती है, नाम फ़रवरी 2024 में बदला गया। Cover साल में 25 लाख रुपये तक का है, जो PM-JAY से काफ़ी ज़्यादा है, और यह Rajasthan के सरकारी व empanelled private दोनों तरह के hospitals में चलता है।

यहां मैं वही कहूंगा जो verify हो सका है। Valve बदलने की सर्जरी इस scheme के दायरे में आती है। पर MAA Yojana की official package list मुझे नहीं मिल पाई, इसलिए मैं यह दावा नहीं कर रहा कि TAVI इसमें अलग package के तौर पर शामिल है। यह सवाल hospital के scheme desk से नाम और package code के साथ पूछिए, किसी advertisement या दूसरी website के भरोसे मत रहिए। Coverage को लेकर गलत उम्मीद बांधना, ठीक उसी दिन टूटती है जिस दिन पैसे की सबसे ज़्यादा ज़रूरत होती है।

एक काम की बात, follow-up का खर्च scheme में अलग से देखा जाता है। TAVI के बाद की दवा, echo और checkup का क्या हिसाब रहता है, यह TAVI के बाद घर पर क्या करें वाली guide में भी छुआ गया है।

एक नज़र में कौन सी Scheme क्या देती है

SchemeTAVI को लेकर स्थितिRate या limit
RGHS (Rajasthan सरकारी कर्मचारी व pensioners)Package 1885 मौजूद है, पर सिर्फ़ government hospitals के लिए14,00,000 रुपये
CGHS (केंद्र सरकार)Cover है, Director CGHS की मंज़ूरी ज़रूरीImplant 12,84,000 + procedure 1,00,000 रुपये
Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY)TAVI का कोई package नहीं, सिर्फ़ खुली सर्जरीपरिवार cover 5 लाख रुपये सालाना
Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya YojanaValve सर्जरी दायरे में, TAVI package hospital से confirm करेंपरिवार cover 25 लाख रुपये सालाना
Private health insurancePolicy और waiting period पर निर्भरSum insured की सीमा तक

Private insurance से TAVI का claim कैसे pass होता है

ज़्यादातर families के लिए असली रास्ता private policy ही होती है। यहां तीन चीज़ें तय करती हैं कि claim निकलेगा या नहीं।

पहली, sum insured। अगर policy 5 लाख की है और bill 20 लाख का, तो बाक़ी जेब से जाएगा। Corporate policy और personal policy दोनों हों, तो दोनों का इस्तेमाल हो सकता है।

दूसरी, waiting period। Aortic stenosis अक्सर पहले से मौजूद बीमारी मानी जाती है, यानी pre-existing disease। IRDAI की 1 अप्रैल 2024 से लागू Insurance Products Regulations 2024 के बाद PED का ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा waiting period 4 साल से घटकर 3 साल रह गया है, और moratorium 8 साल से घटकर 5 साल। कई policies में यह अवधि इससे भी कम रखी गई है, इसलिए अपनी policy का wording देखिए, आम धारणा नहीं।

तीसरी, room rent और sub-limit। ICU का rent और कुछ consumables पर limit लगी हो, तो approved रकम bill से कम निकलती है। यह सबसे आम कारण है जिससे families को अंत में उम्मीद से ज़्यादा भरना पड़ता है।

Cashless चाहिए तो pre-authorisation planned procedure के तौर पर पहले भेजिए। Emergency में reimbursement भी चलता है, पर उसमें पैसा पहले आपका लगता है।

Pre-authorisation के लिए कौन से document तैयार रखें

यह list सामने रखकर काम शुरू करेंगे तो approval में दिन बचेंगे।

  1. मरीज़ का photo ID और policy card या scheme card
  2. Echo report जिसमें aortic stenosis severe लिखा हो
  3. CT angiography की report, valve की measurement के साथ
  4. Coronary angiography की report
  5. Treating cardiologist का लिखा हुआ line of treatment और estimate
  6. पुराने hospital records और चल रही दवाओं की list
  7. उम्र, comorbidity या पिछली सर्जरी का ब्योरा, जिससे यह साबित हो कि खुली सर्जरी का risk ज़्यादा है

आखिरी point सबसे ज़्यादा वज़न रखता है। Insurer या scheme यह देखना चाहता है कि TAVI इस मरीज़ के लिए पसंद नहीं, ज़रूरत है। मैं यह justification खुद लिखकर देता हूं, क्योंकि इसी एक page पर कई claims अटकते हैं।

Paperwork कौन संभालता है और इसमें कितना समय लगता है

Hospital का insurance और TPA desk pre-authorisation भेजता है, और cardiology team medical justification देती है। Planned cases में approval आमतौर पर कुछ working days में आता है, पर scheme वाले cases में committee की मंज़ूरी लगे तो यह लंबा खिंच सकता है।

यहां मेरी एक साफ़ राय है, और यह सबसे ज़रूरी बात है जो इस पूरे article में है। Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis का इलाज approval का इंतज़ार करने के लिए नहीं रुकना चाहिए। जिस मरीज़ को बेहोशी आ चुकी है, या चलने पर सांस फूल रही है, उसके लिए हफ़्तों की देरी खतरनाक है। ऐसे में हम paperwork और clinical तैयारी साथ-साथ चलाते हैं, और ज़रूरत पड़ने पर balloon valvuloplasty से मरीज़ को stable रखकर समय निकालते हैं। पैसा जुटाने में लगने वाला वक़्त असली दिक़्क़त है, यह मैं मानता हूं, पर उसका हल इलाज टालना नहीं है।

आखिर में families की जेब से कितना जाता है

ईमानदार जवाब यह है कि यह तीन चीज़ों पर टिका है: valve कौन सा लगा, policy कितनी बड़ी है, और cover scheme से मिला या insurance से।

  • अच्छी sum insured वाली private policy और Indian valve हो, तो out of pocket हिस्सा अपेक्षाकृत छोटा रह सकता है
  • कम sum insured या sub-limit वाली policy में 5 से 10 लाख तक अपना लगना असामान्य नहीं है
  • Scheme पर पूरी तरह निर्भर government hospital का रास्ता चुना जाए, तो खर्च सबसे कम रहता है, पर waiting और उपलब्धता अलग सवाल हैं

Jaipur में structural heart के इलाज, टीम और सुविधा की जानकारी Jaipur में TAVI/TAVR विशेषज्ञ वाले page पर है।

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat की सलाह

पैसे की योजना बनाने में जो families सबसे कम परेशान होती हैं, वे तीन काम शुरू में ही कर लेती हैं।

पहला, hospital से लिखित estimate लीजिए, ज़ुबानी अंदाज़ा नहीं। उसमें valve, procedure, ICU और workup अलग-अलग लिखे हों, ताकि आप insurer को साफ़ tally दे सकें।

दूसरा, scheme या insurer से package का नाम और code लिखित में पूछिए। “Cover हो जाएगा” कहने वाला जवाब claim के दिन काम नहीं आता। RGHS के मामले में तो यह और ज़रूरी है, क्योंकि package की शर्त ही उसे private hospital से बाहर कर देती है।

तीसरा, घर में मौजूद हर policy निकालिए। कई परिवारों में मरीज़ के बेटे या बेटी की corporate policy में माता-पिता पहले से शामिल होते हैं और किसी को याद नहीं रहता। मैंने कई बार देखा है कि यही भूली हुई policy सबसे बड़ा हिस्सा उठा लेती है।

और एक चेतावनी। “Scheme से पूरा free हो जाएगा” कहने वाले बिचौलियों से बचिए। Package code और शर्तें सरकारी दस्तावेज़ में लिखी हैं, किसी की बात पर नहीं।

आख़िर में

Jaipur में TAVI का खर्च 15 से 30 लाख के बीच रहता है, और सरकारी schemes की तय rate इससे कम है। पर हर scheme की अपनी शर्त है। RGHS का TAVI package government hospitals तक सीमित है, PM-JAY में TAVI का package है ही नहीं, और CGHS में मंज़ूरी की प्रक्रिया से गुज़रना पड़ता है। ज़्यादातर private hospital के मरीज़ों के लिए असली सहारा उनकी अपनी health policy बनती है।

इसलिए दो काम साथ चलाइए: paperwork जल्दी शुरू कीजिए, और इलाज का फ़ैसला approval के इंतज़ार में मत टालिए। Aortic stenosis के मामले में समय की क़ीमत पैसे से ज़्यादा है। खर्च और cover पर अपने case के हिसाब से बात करने के लिए Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat से Jaipur के Eternal Hospital में +91-8960594076 पर appointment book करें।

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत के बारे में

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत जयपुर के अनुभवी इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट हैं, जो स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट प्रोसीजर में विशेषज्ञता रखते हैं। वे वर्तमान में इटरनल हॉस्पिटल में TAVR और स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट डिजीज प्रोग्राम के एसोसिएट डायरेक्टर हैं। उन्होंने 600 से अधिक TAVI प्रोसीजर किए हैं, जिनमें बाईकस्पिड वाल्व और वाल्व इन वाल्व जैसे जटिल केस भी शामिल हैं।

उन्होंने किंग जॉर्ज मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी, लखनऊ से DM कार्डियोलॉजी की पढ़ाई पूरी की है और इटली के IRCCS ह्यूमैनिटास रिसर्च हॉस्पिटल में एडवांस्ड ट्रेनिंग ली है। डॉ. डेगावत TAVI, मिट्राक्लिप, TRI-Clip, TMVR जैसी प्रोसीजर में प्रमाणित भारत के गिने-चुने कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट में से एक हैं।

इलाज के खर्च और cover को लेकर डॉ. डेगावत मरीज़ और परिवार को शुरू में ही साफ़ तस्वीर देते हैं, ताकि फ़ैसला पूरी जानकारी के साथ लिया जा सके।

कंसल्टेशन डिटेल:

  • हॉस्पिटल: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD समय: सोमवार से शनिवार, सुबह 10 बजे से शाम 4 बजे तक
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • संपर्क: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

क्या RGHS से Jaipur के private hospital में TAVI cashless हो सकती है?

RGHS की package list में TAVI का package 1885 मौजूद है, पर उस पर साफ़ लिखा है कि यह सिर्फ़ government hospitals के लिए reserved है। इसलिए private centre में इसी package के आधार पर cashless नहीं मिलेगा। अपने case के लिए मौजूदा स्थिति hospital के RGHS desk से लिखित में पूछें।

Ayushman Bharat card से TAVI हो जाएगी?

PM-JAY की HBP 2022 list में TAVI या TAVR का कोई package नहीं है, और परिवार का सालाना cover 5 लाख रुपये है। खुली सर्जरी से valve बदलना इसमें आता है, TAVI नहीं। जिस मरीज़ के लिए सर्जरी सही option है, उसके लिए यह cover काम का है।

TAVI में सबसे ज़्यादा पैसा किस चीज़ पर लगता है?

Valve पर। यही अकेले कुल खर्च का लगभग आधा से दो-तिहाई हिस्सा होता है। India में बने valve imported के मुक़ाबले करीब 30 से 40 प्रतिशत सस्ते पड़ते हैं, और कई मरीज़ों में medically बराबर काम करते हैं।

Insurance company aortic stenosis को pre-existing मान ले तो क्या होगा?

तब policy का waiting period लागू होता है। IRDAI के 2024 के नियमों के बाद PED का अधिकतम waiting period 3 साल है, और 5 साल के moratorium के बाद non-disclosure के आधार पर claim रोका नहीं जा सकता। अपनी policy का wording ज़रूर पढ़ें, क्योंकि कई policies में यह अवधि कम होती है।

Approval का इंतज़ार करते हुए इलाज टालना ठीक है?

नहीं। Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis में देरी जानलेवा हो सकती है। Paperwork और clinical तैयारी साथ चलनी चाहिए, और ज़रूरत पड़ने पर balloon valvuloplasty से मरीज़ को कुछ समय के लिए stable रखा जा सकता है।

यह article जानकारी के लिए है और किसी doctor की सीधी सलाह की जगह नहीं ले सकता। Scheme की rates और शर्तें समय के साथ बदलती हैं, इसलिए इलाज से पहले hospital के insurance या scheme desk से मौजूदा स्थिति ज़रूर confirm करें।

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

Last updated on Jul 28, 2026 · View LinkedIn profile

Seven patients treated by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat at Eternal Hospital, Jaipur have described their TAVI on camera. Every video is on this page, and the accounts below come from what they actually say in them.

Six are from Rajasthan. One travelled from Delhi. Their ages run from 65 to 80, and between them they carry insulin-dependent diabetes, old stents, a pacemaker and one cardiac arrest.

Mrs. Om Panwar is 80. She says her valve was changed “through a wire,” which is a better description of TAVI than most textbooks manage.

One thing worth knowing before you read. Each of these patients was chosen for TAVI after their scans showed it was a good fit, which is exactly how the decision should be made. Whether it fits you is a question only your own echo and CT can answer, and there is no single answer that covers everybody. That is a good conversation to have early rather than late.

The seven patients

PatientFromWhat was happeningOn video
Mr. Manak Chand HiranBhilwaraCollapsed at home, refused locallyPacemaker, then TAVI
Mrs. Om Panwar, 80RajasthanBreathless for years, turned away by three or four placesValve done “through a wire”
Mrs. Maya DeviJaipurInsulin diabetic, two stents, could not walkWalking the same day
Mr. Suresh Chand BagdiSawai MadhopurCardiac arrest after a pulmonary embolismTAVI, chest never opened
Mr. Lalit KhuranaJaipurBad aortic valve numbers on a routine echoTreated before symptoms
Mrs. Ugam Lata GangwalKishangarhBreathless sitting and talkingHome on day three
Mr. Ratan Kumar GoyalDelhiBreathlessness closing his life downTravelled with the whole family

Turned away closer to home

Mr. Manak Chand Hiran, Bhilwara

He went home at two in the afternoon to eat and suddenly felt dizzy and sweaty. The doctor he saw in Bhilwara would not take the case on, so the family drove to Jaipur and he came in through emergency.

The valve was not dealt with first. He needed a pacemaker, done over two days. He then told Dr. Degawat he wanted open surgery, thought about it overnight, and changed his mind the next morning.

His summary: “No cut, no bleeding, nothing at all.”

Dr. Degawat’s note: calcium that stiffens the aortic valve sits against the heart’s electrical wiring, so rhythm trouble and valve trouble often arrive together. Treating them in sequence is routine, not a sign something went wrong.

Mrs. Om Panwar, 80

Breathless for years and much worse recently, she went to three or four places. Each told her the same thing, that this could only be done at a big hospital.

Her account is short and worth quoting: “Eternal Hospital, where Prem Ratan ji is, who truly became like a son to me. He did my surgery very well. He did it through a wire.”

Her age is why several doctors hesitated. It is also, medically, why TAVI suited her. The older and frailer a patient is, the worse the arithmetic of opening a chest becomes.

Told they were too complicated

Mrs. Maya Devi, Jaipur

Her son Pawan Goyal talks. She is 65, diabetic on insulin, hypertensive, already carrying two stents, and by the time he brought her in she could not walk.

He was told her age made surgery difficult. “At first I did not believe it,” he says about the alternative. Then: “The first thing he did was end my mother’s fear. He explained it on paper, the way a teacher explains to a student.”

She walked the same day. “No pain anywhere, no cutting anywhere.”

Insulin, previous stents and weakness all punish a healing sternum far more than they punish a small puncture in the groin. On paper she looks like the difficult patient. In practice every one of those things argued for a catheter.

One correction. He remembers being told the whole thing takes an hour. The implant often does, the day around it does not.

Mr. Suresh Chand Bagdi, Sawai Madhopur

His daughter Aruna speaks first, and hers is the hardest account here. Her father’s breathing had become like suffocation. He went on to throw a pulmonary embolism and arrest.

He then speaks for himself. Other doctors had told him the valve would have to be changed, and he finishes with “today I am completely well, he saved my life.”

Two moments in that video are worth a doctor’s word.

Aruna says TAVI carries no risk and no side effects. You can hear the relief in her voice, and after what her father came through that is easy to understand. The fuller picture is that TAVI is a low-risk procedure rather than a no-risk one. Stroke, a groin artery needing repair, bleeding, kidney strain from the contrast dye, a small leak around the new valve or a pacemaker are all uncommon, and your team will talk you through each one beforehand.

She also mentions discharge in 24 hours. Some patients genuinely do go home that quickly. Two to five days is more typical, and a little longer is completely normal for anyone who arrives as unwell as her father did.

Her father is closer to right than he sounds. TAVI does not cut the old valve out. The new one opens inside it, pushes the old leaflets aside and takes over immediately.

Referred in by another cardiologist

Mr. Lalit Khurana

A routine echo came back with the aortic valve numbers wrong and the score higher than it should have been. A cardiologist at the same hospital, a family friend, sent him to Dr. Degawat.

What makes him unusual on this page is that he was not desperate. No ambulance, no breathlessness at a standstill. He came in on a bad report.

“The best part is the speedy recovery,” he says. “It is non-surgical, there is no hesitation of any kind, the procedure only takes a little while.”

He is the version Dr. Degawat would like to see more often. Not a rescue.

Mrs. Ugam Lata Gangwal, Kishangarh

Her grandson Deepanshu talks, and the important line is his first: “Earlier she would get breathless walking, and even sitting and talking.”

Breathless while walking is the early complaint. Breathless while sitting and talking means the heart cannot cope even when nothing is asked of it. That is late aortic stenosis, and it is the stage where acting quickly makes the biggest difference. If that sentence describes someone at home, read the symptoms of aortic stenosis and when to act on them tonight.

The family went home for two days, read about valve replacement, and came back having decided. She was three days post-procedure at filming and waiting to go home.

The one who came from Delhi

Mr. Ratan Kumar Goyal, Delhi

Breathlessness was closing his life down, and early tests pointed at the heart. The family found out everything they could before committing to anything, and that search ended in Jaipur.

“He explained everything to us in detail,” he says, then: “we came here from Delhi, the whole family.”

The procedure was done on the 20th. “Now I am feeling completely fine. I have no trouble of any kind.”

Who TAVI suits best

These seven all did well, and the honest reason is that each was a good candidate. Choosing the right patient is most of the work, so it is worth knowing what that choice rests on.

TAVI suits some people far better than others. A patient under 65 at low surgical risk, built for an operation, is usually better served by the operation. The ten-year data is good and the data past that is thinner, which matters enormously if you might live another thirty years. It is a genuine judgement call, so ask for the reasoning behind whatever you are advised. The real numbers sit in the guide to how long a TAVI valve lasts.

Anatomy matters too. Groin arteries too small or too diseased to take the delivery system. Certain bicuspid valves. A coronary artery sitting low enough that pushing the old leaflet aside could block it.

The valve also has to be the thing actually holding you back. Where advanced lung disease, cancer or frailty is setting the limit, treating the valve alone will not change how someone feels day to day, so it is worth being sure first.

On money, plan for ₹15 lakh to ₹30 lakh at private centres in India, and the valve itself is most of that. The breakdown is on the TAVI cost page for Jaipur.

Before the first appointment

In five of these seven videos the person doing the talking is a son, a daughter, a grandson or a wife. If that is you, this part is yours.

Bring the echo report with the aortic valve gradient and valve area on it, the ECG, any CT angiogram, the medicine list, and recent kidney function and haemoglobin. Without the echo numbers everyone is guessing.

Then ask five things and write the answers down.

  • What is the surgical risk score and what does it mean here?
  • Are the groin arteries good enough, or is another route needed?
  • Which valve is planned, and why that one?
  • What is the operator’s own pacemaker rate with it?
  • If this wears out in twelve years, what happens then?

If the answers are vague, get a second opinion before heart surgery. Two of the people on this page are here because somebody said no first.

What seven people add up to

Seven patients. Six from Rajasthan and one from Delhi, aged 65 to 80, carrying insulin-dependent diabetes, old stents, a pacemaker, a pulmonary embolism and a cardiac arrest between them. Not one was opened up, and all seven are on camera saying so.

Every case is decided on its own echo, CT and arteries. What these seven do show is that being older, diabetic, previously stented or already turned down for surgery does not mean nothing can be done. Very often, a great deal can.

Bring the reports and have them looked at properly. You can check who qualifies for TAVI first, and if you want the procedure explained from scratch, start with what TAVI is and how the valve is placed.

About Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat is a senior interventional cardiologist in Jaipur who specialises in structural heart disease. He is Associate Director of the TAVR and Structural Heart Disease Program at Eternal Hospital and has performed more than 600 TAVI procedures, including bicuspid, valve-in-valve, and TAVR-in-TAVR cases.

He completed his DM in Cardiology at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, and trained in advanced structural heart intervention at IRCCS Humanitas in Italy. He is among a small number of cardiologists in India certified in TAVI, MitraClip, TRI-Clip, and TMVR procedures.

Dr. Degawat is known for explaining conditions and options in plain language, so patients and families can decide with confidence.

Consultation details:

  • Hospital: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • Contact: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

Are these real TAVI patients?

Yes. All seven appear on camera under their own names, most with a family member beside them, at Eternal Hospital in Jaipur. Every video is embedded above. Nothing here is invented, and where a patient said something medically wrong, the text corrects it.

How soon do TAVI patients walk after the procedure?

Mrs. Maya Devi was walking the same day and Mrs. Gangwal went home on day three. That is normal for a straightforward case, but it is not a promise. Patients who arrive very weak, or who need a pacemaker too, take longer than the videos suggest.

Can TAVI be done if a hospital near me said no?

Often, yes. Mr. Hiran was refused in Bhilwara and Mrs. Om Panwar was turned away by three or four places. Being high risk for open surgery is the situation TAVI was designed for, so get the echo and CT reviewed before accepting a no.

Is 80 too old for TAVI?

No. Mrs. Om Panwar was 80. Age on its own decides nothing. Kidney function, lungs, frailty and what the arteries look like on CT decide it, and some of those can be improved before the procedure.

Does TAVI remove the old valve?

No, and this confuses almost everyone. The old valve stays where it is. The new one opens inside it, pushes the stiff leaflets aside and starts working immediately. Nothing is cut out, which is a large part of why the chest never has to be opened.

Can a diabetic patient on insulin have TAVI?

Yes, and diabetes usually strengthens the argument for it. Mrs. Maya Devi was on insulin with two previous stents. Diabetes punishes a healing sternum far more than it affects a small puncture in the groin.

Do patients travel to Jaipur for TAVI?

Regularly. The people on this page came from Bhilwara, Kishangarh, Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur and Delhi. Most send echo and CT reports ahead, travel for the assessment and procedure, then do follow-up scans locally.

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

Last updated on Jul 23, 2026 · View LinkedIn profile

Heart को healthy रखने के लिए आपको महंगे foreign superfoods की ज़रूरत नहीं है। सच यह है कि आपकी रोज़ की Indian diet ही, थोड़े बदलावों के साथ, Heart की सबसे अच्छी हिफ़ाज़त बन सकती है। ज़्यादातर लोगों के लिए तीन चीज़ें सबसे बड़ा फर्क डालती हैं: oil और fried चीज़ें कम करना, salt और sugar पर control, और dal, sabzi व whole grains बढ़ाना।

रोज़ अपनी OPD में मैं देखता हूं कि खाने को लेकर patients सबसे ज़्यादा confuse रहते हैं। किसी ने कहा ghee छोड़ दो, किसी ने कहा rice बंद कर दो, किसी ने महंगा oil थमा दिया। इस article में सीधी बात होगी: Indian food में क्या बढ़ाएं, क्या घटाएं, और ghee व coconut oil जैसी चीज़ों का असली सच क्या है।

खाने का Heart की Health से असल रिश्ता क्या है

Heart की ज़्यादातर बीमारी की जड़ नसों में जमने वाली fat है। गलत खानपान इसी को तेज़ करता है। ज़्यादा fried और trans fat खून में bad cholesterol (LDL) बढ़ाता है, ज़्यादा salt blood pressure चढ़ाता है, और ज़्यादा sugar weight व diabetes दोनों बिगाड़ती है। ये तीनों मिलकर Heart पर सबसे ज़्यादा दबाव डालते हैं।

एक बात साफ़ रखें। खानपान इलाज का साथ देता है, इलाज की जगह नहीं लेता। अगर आप पहले से medicine ले रहे हैं या stent लगा है, तो सही खाना दवा का असर बढ़ाता है, पर दवा बंद करने का बहाना नहीं है।

Indian Diet में Heart के लिए सबसे अच्छे Foods

अच्छी बात यह है कि Heart के लिए सबसे फायदेमंद चीज़ें आपकी kitchen में पहले से मौजूद हैं।

Whole grains सबसे नीचे की foundation हैं। पूरे गेहूं के आटे की रोटी, बाजरा, ज्वार, oats, दलिया और brown rice में fiber ज़्यादा होता है। यह fiber आंतों में bad cholesterol को बांधकर बाहर निकालने में मदद करता है। मैदा और polished rice की जगह इन्हें चुनें।

Dal और चना Indian diet की सबसे कम आंकी गई ताक़त हैं। मूंग, मसूर, चना, राजमा और छोले protein और fiber दोनों देते हैं, बिना उतनी fat के जितनी red meat में होती है। हफ़्ते में कई दिन dal या चने को खाने का main हिस्सा बनाएं।

हरी और मौसमी vegetables जितनी रंग-बिरंगी हों, उतनी अच्छी। पालक, मेथी, सरसों का साग, लौकी, भिंडी, गाजर, टमाटर, ये सब potassium और fiber देते हैं और blood pressure संभालने में मदद करते हैं। कोशिश करें कि आधी plate sabzi और salad की हो।

फल रोज़ खाएं, पर whole, juice बनाकर नहीं। सेब, अमरूद, पपीता, संतरा, जामुन, इनमें fiber बरकरार रहता है जो juice में निकल जाता है। Juice में sugar तेज़ी से खून में जाती है, इसलिए हमेशा whole fruit बेहतर है।

एक मुट्ठी nuts और seeds अच्छी fat देते हैं। रोज़ एक छोटी मुट्ठी बादाम या अखरोट, और अलसी या chia seeds Heart के लिए अच्छे हैं। ध्यान सिर्फ़ quantity का रखें, क्योंकि ये calories में भारी होते हैं। एक मुट्ठी काफ़ी है, कटोरी भर नहीं।

दही और छाछ digestion के लिए अच्छे हैं, पर बिना मलाई वाले। घर की छाछ packaged sugary drinks से कहीं बेहतर option है।

कौन सी चीज़ें Heart को चुपचाप नुकसान देती हैं

नुकसान आमतौर पर एक दिन में नहीं होता, बरसों की आदत से होता है। इन पर नज़र रखें।

ज़्यादा salt सबसे बड़ा छिपा हुआ खतरा है। पापड़, अचार, नमकीन, chips और packaged food में salt बहुत ज़्यादा होता है। WHO दिन में 5 gram, यानी करीब एक छोटा चम्मच, से कम salt की सलाह देता है, जबकि ज़्यादातर Indians इससे कहीं आगे खाते हैं। अगर आपको high blood pressure है, तो salt कम करना सबसे पहला कदम है। इस पर विस्तार से High Blood Pressure और Heart की बीमारी वाली guide में समझाया गया है।

Sugar और मिठाई का असर सिर्फ़ diabetes के patients पर नहीं पड़ता। मिठाई, cold drinks और packaged juice weight बढ़ाते हैं और triglyceride नाम की fat चढ़ाते हैं। जिन्हें diabetes है, उनके लिए यह और भी ज़रूरी है, क्योंकि Diabetes और Heart की बीमारी आपस में गहरे जुड़े हैं।

Fried चीज़ें और बार-बार गरम किया oil Heart के दो दुश्मन एक साथ हैं। समोसा, कचौड़ी, पूरी और पकौड़े कभी-कभार ठीक हैं, पर रोज़ नहीं। जब एक ही oil को बार-बार गरम किया जाता है, तो उसमें नुकसानदेह trans fat बनता है, जो नसों में fat जमाने की speed बढ़ाता है। यही fat आगे चलकर Heart Blockage की वजह बनती है।

मैदा और bakery का सामान, जैसे biscuit, rusk, white bread और नमकीन biscuit, में fiber लगभग खत्म हो जाता है और अक्सर छिपा हुआ salt व sugar होता है।

वनस्पति और डालडा जैसे industrial trans fat सबसे नुकसानदेह हैं। India के food regulator FSSAI ने 2022 से packaged food में industrial trans fat की limit 2% तय की है, फिर भी सस्ते bakery और fried सामान में यह चिंता बनी रहती है।

Ghee, Coconut Oil और “देसी” चीज़ों का सच

यहां सबसे ज़्यादा confusion है, इसलिए सीधी बात।

Ghee ज़हर नहीं है, पर यह saturated fat है। रोटी या dal पर एक-दो छोटे चम्मच ghee ज़्यादातर healthy लोगों के लिए ठीक है। दिक़्क़त तब है जब ghee चम्मचों में नहीं, कटोरियों में खाया जाए। “देसी गाय का ghee Heart ठीक कर देता है, जितना मर्ज़ी खाओ”, इस बात का कोई scientific आधार नहीं है। जिनका cholesterol ज़्यादा है या blockage है, उन्हें ghee limit रखना चाहिए।

Coconut oil को कई ads “healthy” बताते हैं, पर इसमें भी saturated fat बहुत ज़्यादा होता है। इसे रोज़ के खाने का main oil बनाना अच्छा option नहीं है।

रोज़ पकाने के लिए mustard oil, groundnut oil या rice bran oil ठीक रहते हैं, और salad के लिए olive oil अच्छा है। एक ही oil पर टिके रहने के बजाय बदल-बदल कर इस्तेमाल करना बेहतर है। ICMR की nutrition guideline पूरे दिन के लिए limited oil, करीब तीन से चार छोटे चम्मच per person, की सलाह देती है।

Jaipur और Rajasthan के Patients में मैं जो आम गलतियां देखता हूं

Rajasthan का खाना स्वाद में लाजवाब है, पर इसमें ghee, fried चीज़ें और मिठाई की मात्रा अक्सर ज़्यादा रहती है। बाटी-चूरमा, घेवर, मावा मिठाई और नमकीन रोज़ की आदत बन जाएं तो Heart पर भारी पड़ते हैं। मैं patients से कभी नहीं कहता कि अपनी culture छोड़ दें। मैं कहता हूं, त्योहार और मौके का खाना मौके तक रखें, रोज़ की diet न बनाएं, और quantity घटाएं।

एक और आम गलतफहमी यह है कि “मैं तो पतला हूं, मुझे Heart की बीमारी कैसे होगी”। मेरे पास ऐसे कई दुबले-पतले patients आते हैं जिनकी नसों में blockage निकलता है। Indian body में कम weight पर भी cholesterol और sugar बिगड़ सकते हैं, इसलिए सिर्फ़ पतला दिखना safety की guarantee नहीं है। इसी वजह से weight चाहे जो हो, हर किसी को Heart Attack के शुरुआती Symptoms पहचानना आना चाहिए।

तीसरी बात जो मैं अक्सर देखता हूं, वह है खाने के साथ smoking और gutkha। कितना भी अच्छा खाना खा लें, tobacco उस पूरे फायदे को मिटा देता है।

दिन भर की एक Simple Heart-Healthy Diet

बदलाव को आसान बनाने के लिए एक सीधा plan यह रहा।

  • सुबह: दलिया, poha या oats sabzi के साथ, या पूरे गेहूं की एक-दो रोटी और sabzi। चाय में sugar कम रखें।
  • दोपहर: दो रोटी, एक कटोरी dal, एक sabzi, salad और छाछ या दही (बिना मलाई)।
  • शाम का snack: भुना चना, फल या एक मुट्ठी nuts, नमकीन और biscuit की जगह।
  • रात: हल्का खाना, जैसे खिचड़ी या रोटी-sabzi, और सोने से कम से कम दो घंटे पहले।

यह कोई सख़्त diet नहीं है, बस रोज़ के खाने का समझदार रूप है।

सिर्फ़ खाना ही काफ़ी नहीं

अच्छा खाना आधी लड़ाई है, पूरी नहीं। रोज़ करीब तीस मिनट तेज़ walking, smoking और tobacco से पूरी दूरी, सही weight, अच्छी नींद और नियमित BP व sugar की जांच, ये सब मिलकर Heart की हिफ़ाज़त करते हैं। रोज़ की छोटी आदतों का असर कितना बड़ा होता है, यह रोज़ाना की आदतें जो Heart की रक्षा करती हैं में समझाया गया है।

एक नज़र में: ज़्यादा खाएं बनाम कम करें

ज़्यादा खाएंकम करें या छोड़ें
Whole grain रोटी, बाजरा, ज्वार, oats, दलियामैदा, white bread, biscuit, rusk
Dal, चना, राजमा, छोलेबार-बार fried चीज़ें, समोसा, कचौड़ी
मौसमी vegetables और हरी पत्तेदार सागज़्यादा salt, पापड़, अचार, packaged नमकीन
Whole fruitFruit juice और cold drinks
एक मुट्ठी nuts और seedsमिठाई और मावा से बनी चीज़ें
Mustard, groundnut, rice bran oil (limited)वनस्पति, डालडा, बार-बार गरम किया oil

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat की सलाह

सबसे बड़ा फायदा किसी एक “चमत्कारी” चीज़ से नहीं, बल्कि रोज़ के छोटे और टिकाऊ बदलावों से आता है। एक हफ़्ते की सख़्त diet के बाद पुरानी आदत पर लौट आना किसी काम का नहीं। बेहतर है कि आप एक-एक step बदलें: पहले fried चीज़ें घटाएं, फिर salt, फिर मैदा और sugar।

कुछ patients को खास सावधानी चाहिए। जिनकी kidney कमज़ोर है, उन्हें बहुत ज़्यादा फल और nuts (potassium) से पहले doctor से पूछना चाहिए। जो blood thinner (जैसे warfarin) लेते हैं, उन्हें हरी पत्तेदार sabzi की मात्रा अचानक बहुत बढ़ाने या घटाने से बचना चाहिए, क्योंकि इसमें मौजूद vitamin K दवा के असर से जुड़ा है। जिन्हें पहले heart attack हो चुका है या stent लगा है, उन्हें खानपान के साथ Heart Attack के बाद की सावधानियां भी ध्यान में रखनी चाहिए। इसलिए बड़ा बदलाव करने से पहले अपने doctor से एक बार ज़रूर बात करें।

आख़िर में

Heart को healthy रखने का रास्ता आपकी अपनी kitchen से शुरू होता है। Dal, sabzi, whole grains और फल बढ़ाइए, oil, salt व sugar और fried चीज़ें घटाइए, और ghee जैसी चीज़ों को समझदारी से limit रखिए। यह कोई महंगी या मुश्किल diet नहीं, बस रोज़ के खाने में सोच-समझकर किए गए छोटे बदलाव हैं, जो बरसों में बड़ा फर्क डालते हैं।

अगर आपको पहले से Heart की बीमारी, high blood pressure या diabetes है, या family में Heart की बीमारी का इतिहास रहा है, तो अपने लिए सही diet plan doctor के साथ बनाएं। Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat से Jaipur के Eternal Hospital में सलाह लेने के लिए +91-8960594076 पर appointment book करें।

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कंसल्टेशन डिटेल:

  • हॉस्पिटल: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
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  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • संपर्क: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

Heart के लिए सबसे अच्छा Indian food कौन सा है?

Dal, चना, मौसमी vegetables, हरी पत्तेदार साग, whole grain रोटी, बाजरा-ज्वार और whole fruit Heart के लिए सबसे अच्छे हैं। इनमें fiber ज़्यादा और नुकसानदेह fat कम होती है। कोशिश करें कि plate का आधा हिस्सा sabzi और salad हो।

क्या Ghee Heart के लिए हानिकारक है?

Limited मात्रा में नहीं। रोटी या dal पर एक-दो छोटे चम्मच ghee ज़्यादातर healthy लोगों के लिए ठीक है। दिक़्क़त तब है जब इसे बहुत ज़्यादा खाया जाए। जिनका cholesterol ज़्यादा है या blockage है, उन्हें ghee limit रखना चाहिए।

Heart के patient को दिन में कितना salt खाना चाहिए?

WHO दिन में 5 gram, यानी करीब एक छोटा चम्मच, से कम salt की सलाह देता है। High blood pressure वाले patients के लिए salt, पापड़, अचार और packaged नमकीन कम करना और भी ज़रूरी है।

क्या Heart के patients nuts और dry fruits खा सकते हैं?

हां, पर limited मात्रा में। रोज़ एक छोटी मुट्ठी बादाम या अखरोट अच्छी fat देते हैं। ध्यान रखें कि ये calories में भारी होते हैं, इसलिए कटोरी भर नहीं, मुट्ठी भर। कमज़ोर kidney वाले patients पहले doctor से पूछें।

Heart के लिए कौन सा oil सबसे अच्छा है?

रोज़ पकाने के लिए mustard, groundnut या rice bran oil ठीक हैं, और salad के लिए olive oil अच्छा है। सबसे बड़ी बात quantity है, oil चाहे कोई भी हो, कुल मात्रा limited रखें और बार-बार गरम किया oil इस्तेमाल न करें।

क्या सिर्फ़ खानपान बदलने से Heart की बीमारी ठीक हो जाती है?

सही खानपान risk काफ़ी कम करता है और दवा का असर बढ़ाता है, पर यह अकेले इलाज की जगह नहीं ले सकता। अगर आप medicine ले रहे हैं या stent लगा है, तो खानपान के भरोसे दवा कभी बंद न करें। दोनों साथ चलते हैं।

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

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The honest answer, based on the best evidence we have in 2026, is that a modern TAVI valve lasts a long time. In the longest randomised follow-up available, about 90% of patients still had a working valve at 10 years. That is the number that matters, and it is close to what a surgical tissue valve gives.

Almost every patient I meet asks this question first. It is the right question. You are putting a valve inside your heart, and you want to know if it will outlast you or leave you needing another procedure. Let me give you the real data, not reassurance.

The short answer, with numbers

A TAVI valve is a tissue (biological) valve. Like all tissue valves, it wears slowly over years, not suddenly. Here is what the long-term studies actually report.

OutcomeTAVISurgical tissue valve
Severe valve deterioration at 10 years (NOTION trial)1.5%10.0%
Bioprosthetic valve failure at 10 years (NOTION trial)9.7%13.8%
Free from valve deterioration/failure at 10 years (real-world registry)~93.5%comparable
Reintervention at 5 years, intermediate-risk (SAPIEN 3 data)1.3%0.8%

So at 10 years, most TAVI valves are still doing their job. Reintervention in these first 10 years is uncommon. If you want the basics first, start with what TAVI is and how the valve is placed.

What the trials actually show

I want to name the trials, because unnamed sourcing helps nobody.

The NOTION trial is the one to know. It is the only randomised trial that has followed patients past 10 years, comparing a self-expanding TAVI valve against surgery. At 10 years, severe structural valve deterioration was actually lower with TAVI than with surgery, 1.5% versus 10.0% (NOTION 10-year results, European Heart Journal, 2024). Bioprosthetic valve failure, meaning the valve failed enough to cause death, reintervention, or serious dysfunction, was 9.7% with TAVI and 13.8% with surgery. Death, stroke, and heart attack rates were similar between the two groups.

The PARTNER 3 trial studied a balloon-expandable valve in lower-risk patients. Its 5-year results showed TAVI and surgery had similar valve durability, with no signal of extra valve failure. Seven-year follow-up presented at the TCT 2025 conference showed the valves were still holding up well.

Then there is the real world, which matters more to me than any single trial. In a 10-year real-world follow-up study of 235 patients, 93.5% were free from both structural valve deterioration and valve failure at 10 years, and only two patients needed another procedure.

These are strong numbers. They are also honest about limits. We have excellent 10-year data. We do not yet have 20-year randomised data, simply because TAVI has not existed that long in wide use.

TAVI durability compared to a surgical valve

For years the fear was that TAVI valves would wear out faster than surgical ones. The 10-year data has largely settled that fear for the platforms we use today. In head-to-head randomised follow-up, TAVI durability is at least as good as a surgical tissue valve, and by the severe-deterioration measure it looked better in NOTION.

This changes the conversation I have with families. The decision between TAVI and surgery is no longer “surgery lasts longer.” It is now about your anatomy, your risk, your age, and how you want to recover. I go through that full picture in TAVI vs open heart surgery: recovery, risks, and outcomes.

Why your age at TAVI matters for durability planning

This is where it gets nuanced, so I will not pretend it is simple.

If you are 80 and get a TAVI, a valve that lasts well past 10 years covers your lifetime comfortably. Durability is barely a worry. If you are 65 or younger, you have to think ahead. A tissue valve may need attention in your later years, so we plan for that from day one.

The good news is that planning now has a real safety net, which I will explain next. Whether TAVI is right for a younger patient is a genuine “it depends” answer, and it deserves a proper heart-team discussion, not a rule of thumb. You can read who qualifies in TAVI candidacy, benefits, and eligibility.

What structural valve deterioration actually means

“Structural valve deterioration,” or SVD, sounds frightening. It is not the same as sudden failure.

SVD means the valve leaflets slowly stiffen or leak over years. Most of the time we catch it early on a routine scan, long before you feel anything. Mild SVD often needs nothing more than closer watching. Only a small share progresses to the point where the valve needs replacing. In the NOTION trial, moderate-or-severe SVD at 10 years was similar for TAVI and surgery, around 15% versus 21%, while true severe deterioration stayed low.

The point is that SVD is usually a slow, watchable process, not a switch that flips off. This is exactly why follow-up matters, and why I keep coming back to your yearly echo.

India-specific factors that affect valve durability

International trials are useful, but Indian patients are not identical to trial populations. A few local realities shape how I counsel patients here in Jaipur and across Rajasthan.

Rheumatic heart disease is still common in India, and it can affect more than one valve. That changes both the valve choice and the follow-up plan. Heavy calcium patterns, which we see often in older Indian patients with long-standing aortic stenosis, can affect how evenly the valve sits, and that in turn affects long-term wear.

The biggest local factor, honestly, is follow-up. Many families travel long distances and stop coming once the patient feels well. A TAVI valve rewards regular checks and punishes neglect. I would rather you drive four hours once a year than skip the scan that catches a problem early.

Valve-in-valve TAVI: the reason durability is less frightening now

Here is the development that changed everything for younger patients. If a tissue valve wears out years later, we can often place a new TAVI valve inside the old one. This is called valve-in-valve TAVI, and it usually avoids a repeat open surgery.

I have done these cases, including TAVR-in-TAVR, where a new transcatheter valve goes inside a previous one. It means the durability question is no longer “what happens when this valve wears out.” The answer is often another catheter-based procedure, not another chest opening. That safety net is why a 68-year-old today can consider TAVI with far more confidence than a decade ago.

The valve type you start with affects your future options. Balloon-expandable and self-expanding valves behave differently for a later valve-in-valve, which is worth understanding in BEV vs SEV: which TAVR valve is right for you.

Why annual echocardiography is not optional

If you take one action from this article, make it this. Get an echocardiogram every year after your TAVI.

At each yearly visit I check the pressure gradient across your valve, whether any leak has appeared, and how your heart muscle is coping. A rising gradient or a new leak is often the first sign of early SVD, and catching it early gives us the most options. This one habit does more for your long-term result than almost anything else.

At Eternal Hospital, I see my TAVI patients at one month, then at one year, and yearly after that. Patients from outside Jaipur can often do the scan locally and send me the report, so distance is not an excuse to skip it.

Conclusion

A modern TAVI valve lasts well, with roughly 90% of patients still having a working valve at 10 years, and valve-in-valve TAVI stands ready if it ever wears out. Durability is a fair question, and the data answers it in TAVI’s favour more than most people expect.

If you or a family member is weighing TAVI and worrying about how long the valve will last, bring your reports and let us talk through your specific case. Book a consultation with Dr. Degawat at Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, on +91-8960594076. For financial planning, see the TAVI cost guide for Jaipur and the wider heart valve replacement cost in India.

About Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat is a senior interventional cardiologist in Jaipur who specialises in structural heart disease. He is Associate Director of the TAVR and Structural Heart Disease Program at Eternal Hospital and has performed more than 600 TAVI procedures, including bicuspid, valve-in-valve, and TAVR-in-TAVR cases.

He completed his DM in Cardiology at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, and trained in advanced structural heart intervention at IRCCS Humanitas in Italy. He is among a small number of cardiologists in India certified in TAVI, MitraClip, TRI-Clip, and TMVR procedures.

Dr. Degawat is known for explaining conditions and options in plain language, so patients and families can decide with confidence.

Consultation details:

  • Hospital: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • Contact: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

How long does a TAVI valve last?

Current 10-year data shows most TAVI valves are still working well, with about 90% of patients free from valve failure at 10 years in the NOTION trial and real-world registries. Longer 20-year data does not exist yet because TAVI is newer than that.

Does a TAVI valve last as long as a surgical valve?

In the only randomised 10-year comparison, the NOTION trial, TAVI durability was at least as good as a surgical tissue valve, with lower severe deterioration in the TAVI group. Your anatomy and age matter more than the TAVI-versus-surgery label.

What happens when a TAVI valve wears out?

In many cases we place a new valve inside the old one, called valve-in-valve TAVI, without repeat open heart surgery. This safety net is a key reason younger patients can now consider TAVI.

Is TAVI durability a problem for younger patients?

It needs planning, not avoidance. For patients under 65, we choose the first valve with future valve-in-valve options in mind. It is a genuine heart-team decision, so discuss it in detail.

How often should I get a check-up after TAVI?

An echocardiogram every year is essential, along with a visit at one month and one year. Yearly scans catch early valve wear before you feel symptoms, when we have the most treatment options.

What is structural valve deterioration?

It is the slow stiffening or leaking of the valve over years. Most cases are mild and only need monitoring. Only a small share ever progress to needing the valve replaced.

Where can I get long-term TAVI follow-up in Jaipur?

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat provides TAVI follow-up at Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. Patients from outside Jaipur can often do scans locally and share the reports. Call +91-8960594076.

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

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हाँ, ज़्यादातर मामलों में हो सकता है। अगर आपको डायबिटीज है और डॉक्टर ने बताया है कि दिल का एओर्टिक वाल्व सिकुड़ गया है, तो घबराइए मत। कई डायबिटिक मरीज़ों को यह लगता है कि उनके लिए वाल्व का इलाज मुश्किल या नामुमकिन है। असल में TAVI (टीएवीआई) नाम की एक तकनीक ऐसे मरीज़ों के लिए अक्सर सबसे सुरक्षित रास्ता बन जाती है, क्योंकि इसमें छाती नहीं खोली जाती।

इस लेख में हम सीधी और साफ़ बात करेंगे। डायबिटीज में वाल्व की बीमारी ज़्यादा क्यों होती है, ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी शुगर के मरीज़ों के लिए ज़्यादा जोखिम भरी क्यों होती है, और TAVI इस पूरे हिसाब को कैसे बदल देती है।

डायबिटीज के मरीज़ों में एओर्टिक स्टेनोसिस ज़्यादा क्यों होता है

एओर्टिक स्टेनोसिस का मतलब है दिल के मुख्य वाल्व का सख़्त और सिकुड़ जाना। इस वाल्व पर धीरे-धीरे कैल्शियम जमता है और यह पूरा नहीं खुल पाता। नतीजा, दिल को खून पंप करने के लिए ज़्यादा मेहनत करनी पड़ती है।

डायबिटीज इस प्रक्रिया को तेज़ कर देती है। लगातार हाई ब्लड शुगर वाल्व की परत में हल्की सूजन बनाए रखता है। यही सूजन कैल्शियम जमने की रफ़्तार बढ़ा देती है। इसलिए शुगर के मरीज़ों में वाल्व कई बार सामान्य लोगों से जल्दी सख़्त होता है।

इसका असर लक्षणों पर भी पड़ता है। सीने में भारीपन, चलने पर साँस फूलना, चक्कर आना या बेहोशी जैसा महसूस होना, ये सब एओर्टिक स्टेनोसिस के संकेत हो सकते हैं। डायबिटीज की वजह से नसों की संवेदना कम होने पर ये लक्षण कई बार देर से पकड़ में आते हैं। एओर्टिक स्टेनोसिस के लक्षण और इलाज के विकल्प समझना हर डायबिटिक मरीज़ के लिए ज़रूरी है।

शुगर के मरीज़ों के लिए ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी ज़्यादा जोखिम भरी क्यों है

ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी में छाती की हड्डी (स्टर्नम) को बीच से काटा जाता है। यहीं पर डायबिटीज का असली जोखिम शुरू होता है।

हाई ब्लड शुगर में घाव धीरे भरते हैं। छाती की हड्डी का घाव बड़ा होता है और उसे जुड़ने में हफ़्ते लगते हैं। शुगर के मरीज़ों में इस घाव में इन्फेक्शन का ख़तरा साफ़ तौर पर ज़्यादा रहता है। स्टर्नम के गहरे इन्फेक्शन को मीडियास्टिनाइटिस कहते हैं, और यह डायबिटिक मरीज़ों में ज़्यादा देखा जाता है।

इसके अलावा शुगर के कई मरीज़ों की किडनी पहले से कमज़ोर होती है। लंबी सर्जरी, हार्ट-लंग मशीन और एनेस्थीसिया ऐसे मरीज़ों पर ज़्यादा दबाव डालते हैं। ठीक होने में भी छह से आठ हफ़्ते लग सकते हैं। यही वजह है कि कई डायबिटिक मरीज़ों को दूसरे अस्पतालों में “आप सर्जरी के लिए बहुत जोखिम भरे हैं” कहकर लौटा दिया जाता है।

TAVI इस पूरे हिसाब को कैसे बदल देती है

TAVI में छाती नहीं खोली जाती। नया वाल्व आमतौर पर जांघ की नस के रास्ते एक पतली ट्यूब से दिल तक पहुँचाया जाता है और पुराने सख़्त वाल्व के अंदर ही लगा दिया जाता है। न बड़ा घाव, न स्टर्नम की कटाई।

डायबिटिक मरीज़ों के लिए यह फ़र्क़ बहुत बड़ा है। जब छाती का बड़ा घाव ही नहीं है, तो घाव के देर से भरने और इन्फेक्शन की सबसे बड़ी समस्या काफ़ी हद तक हट जाती है। मरीज़ अक्सर तीन से पाँच दिन में घर चला जाता है।

यहाँ मैं एक बात साफ़ रखना चाहता हूँ, ताकि झूठी उम्मीद न बने। TAVI हर जोखिम को ख़त्म नहीं करती। लेकिन सबूत उत्साह बढ़ाने वाले हैं। कई बड़े अध्ययनों के विश्लेषण (meta-analysis, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 2024-2025) में पाया गया कि TAVI के बाद डायबिटिक और नॉन-डायबिटिक मरीज़ों के शुरुआती और मध्यम अवधि के नतीजे काफ़ी हद तक बराबर रहते हैं। यानी सर्जरी में डायबिटीज जो बड़ा जोखिम बढ़ाती है, TAVI में वह अंतर बहुत कम हो जाता है। किन मरीज़ों के लिए TAVI सही रहती है, यह TAVI बिना ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी: कौन योग्य है में विस्तार से समझाया गया है।

एक और बात। हमारे यहाँ डायबिटिक दिल के मरीज़ों के लिए MitraClip जैसी बिना सर्जरी वाली तकनीक पहले से अच्छे नतीजे दे रही है। TAVI उसी सोच को एओर्टिक वाल्व पर लागू करती है।

डायबिटिक मरीज़ में TAVI से पहले क्या-क्या जाँचा जाता है

अच्छी TAVI आधी तैयारी में तय होती है। डायबिटिक मरीज़ में मैं तीन चीज़ों पर ख़ास ध्यान देता हूँ।

  • शुगर का नियंत्रण (HbA1c): पिछले तीन महीने का औसत शुगर बताता है कि कंट्रोल कैसा रहा है। बहुत बेकाबू शुगर हो तो प्रक्रिया से पहले उसे बेहतर करने की कोशिश होती है।
  • किडनी की जाँच: TAVI में एक कॉन्ट्रास्ट डाई इस्तेमाल होती है, जो कमज़ोर किडनी पर असर डाल सकती है। डायबिटिक मरीज़ों की किडनी अक्सर पहले से नाज़ुक होती है, इसलिए क्रिएटिनिन और eGFR ज़रूर देखते हैं।
  • नसों का रास्ता: शुगर के मरीज़ों में पैरों की नसें सिकुड़ी या सख़्त हो सकती हैं। CT एंजियोग्राफी से हम देखते हैं कि जांघ की नस से वाल्व सुरक्षित पहुँच पाएगा या नहीं।

डायबिटिक मरीज़ के लिए TAVI की प्लानिंग में क्या बदलाव होते हैं

यहीं पर तजुर्बा मायने रखता है। हर डायबिटिक मरीज़ की योजना थोड़ी अलग बनती है।

किडनी बचाने के लिए हम कॉन्ट्रास्ट डाई की मात्रा जितनी कम रखी जा सके, उतनी रखते हैं और प्रक्रिया से पहले-बाद पानी की सही मात्रा का ध्यान रखते हैं। प्रक्रिया वाले दिन शुगर न बहुत ऊपर जाए, न नीचे गिरे, इसके लिए एक साफ़ प्रोटोकॉल रहता है। कई बार सुबह की इंसुलिन या दवा की मात्रा उस दिन बदलनी पड़ती है।

यह वह बारीकी है जो नतीजा तय करती है। सही योजना के साथ एक डायबिटिक मरीज़ भी TAVI को उतनी ही अच्छी तरह झेल पाता है जितना कोई और।

एक असल जैसी मिसाल: अलवर के 71 साल के मरीज़

(नीचे दी गई मिसाल असल मरीज़ों के अनुभव पर आधारित एक प्रतिनिधि उदाहरण है। निजता की सुरक्षा के लिए ब्योरे बदले गए हैं।)

अलवर से आए 71 साल के एक सज्जन को 15 साल से डायबिटीज थी। उन्हें थोड़ा चलने पर ही साँस फूलती थी और दो बार चक्कर खाकर गिर चुके थे। जाँच में गंभीर एओर्टिक स्टेनोसिस निकला। दो जगह उन्हें बताया गया कि उम्र और शुगर की वजह से ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी बहुत जोखिम भरी है।

हमने पूरी हार्ट टीम के साथ उनका मूल्यांकन किया। किडनी हल्की कमज़ोर थी, इसलिए कॉन्ट्रास्ट कम रखने की योजना बनी। शुगर को कुछ दिन बेहतर किया गया। TAVI सफल रही और वे प्रक्रिया के तीसरे दिन घर लौट गए। एक महीने में वे बिना साँस फूले अपने रोज़ के काम करने लगे। TAVI के बाद घर पर क्या करें, इसकी पूरी जानकारी अलग गाइड में दी गई है।

अपने एंडोक्राइनोलॉजिस्ट और कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट से TAVI से पहले क्या बात करें

डायबिटिक मरीज़ में सबसे अच्छे नतीजे तब आते हैं जब शुगर का डॉक्टर और दिल का डॉक्टर मिलकर योजना बनाएँ। मरीज़ या परिवार यह छोटी चेकलिस्ट साथ रखें।

  • पिछले तीन महीने का HbA1c और मौजूदा शुगर रिकॉर्ड।
  • किडनी की ताज़ा रिपोर्ट (क्रिएटिनिन, eGFR)।
  • सभी दवाओं की सूची, ख़ासकर इंसुलिन, मेटफॉर्मिन और खून पतला करने वाली दवाएँ।
  • प्रक्रिया वाले दिन दवा कैसे लेनी है, यह पहले से तय कर लें।

जयपुर में डायबिटिक मरीज़ के लिए TAVI का खर्च और कवरेज

भारत में TAVI का खर्च आमतौर पर निजी अस्पतालों में ₹15 लाख से ₹30 लाख के बीच रहता है। यह वाल्व के प्रकार, अस्पताल और मामले की जटिलता पर निर्भर करता है। स्वदेशी वाल्व चुनने पर खर्च कुछ कम हो सकता है। पूरा ब्योरा TAVI सर्जरी की लागत जयपुर पेज पर दिया गया है।

बीमा और सरकारी योजनाओं में कवरेज पॉलिसी और पात्रता पर निर्भर करता है। किसी भी योजना में TAVI कवर होगा या नहीं, यह प्रक्रिया से पहले अस्पताल की बीमा डेस्क से पक्का ज़रूर कर लें।

निष्कर्ष

डायबिटीज होने का मतलब यह नहीं कि आपके वाल्व की बीमारी का इलाज नहीं हो सकता। जिस चीज़ ने सर्जरी को जोखिम भरा बनाया था, वही TAVI में काफ़ी हद तक कम हो जाती है। सही जाँच, किडनी और शुगर की सोची-समझी योजना के साथ, कई डायबिटिक मरीज़ आज बिना छाती खुलवाए नया वाल्व पा रहे हैं।

अगर आपको डायबिटीज है और किसी ने वाल्व सर्जरी के लिए मना कर दिया है, तो एक बार यह ज़रूर जानिए कि TAVI आपके लिए सुरक्षित विकल्प है या नहीं। TAVI के लिए योग्यता समझने के लिए डॉ. डेगावत से जयपुर के एटरनल हॉस्पिटल में सलाह लें। अपॉइंटमेंट के लिए +91-8960594076 पर कॉल करें।

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत के बारे में

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत जयपुर के अनुभवी इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट हैं, जो स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट प्रोसीजर में विशेषज्ञता रखते हैं। वे वर्तमान में इटरनल हॉस्पिटल में TAVR और स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट डिजीज प्रोग्राम के एसोसिएट डायरेक्टर हैं। उन्होंने 600 से अधिक TAVI प्रोसीजर किए हैं, जिनमें बाईकस्पिड वाल्व और वाल्व इन वाल्व जैसे जटिल केस भी शामिल हैं।

उन्होंने किंग जॉर्ज मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी, लखनऊ से DM कार्डियोलॉजी की पढ़ाई पूरी की है और इटली के IRCCS ह्यूमैनिटास रिसर्च हॉस्पिटल में एडवांस्ड ट्रेनिंग ली है। डॉ. डेगावत TAVI, मिट्राक्लिप, TRI-Clip, TMVR जैसी प्रोसीजर में प्रमाणित भारत के गिने-चुने कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट में से एक हैं।

डॉ. डेगावत मरीजों और उनके परिवार को हर सवाल का जवाब सरल भाषा में देते हैं, ताकि इलाज का फैसला पूरी जानकारी के साथ लिया जा सके।

कंसल्टेशन डिटेल:

  • हॉस्पिटल: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD समय: सोमवार से शनिवार, सुबह 10 बजे से शाम 4 बजे तक
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • संपर्क: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

क्या डायबिटीज के मरीज़ में TAVI सुरक्षित है?

ज़्यादातर मामलों में हाँ। बड़े अध्ययनों में TAVI के बाद डायबिटिक और नॉन-डायबिटिक मरीज़ों के शुरुआती नतीजे लगभग बराबर पाए गए हैं। सही तैयारी और किडनी-शुगर की योजना इसे और सुरक्षित बनाती है।

अगर मुझे सर्जरी के लिए मना कर दिया गया है, तो क्या TAVI हो सकती है?

अक्सर हाँ। TAVI ख़ास तौर पर उन मरीज़ों के लिए बनी है जिन्हें ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी के लिए ज़्यादा जोखिम भरा माना जाता है। एक बार हार्ट टीम से मूल्यांकन ज़रूर कराएँ।

TAVI के बाद डायबिटिक मरीज़ कितने दिन में ठीक होता है?

ज़्यादातर मरीज़ तीन से पाँच दिन में घर चले जाते हैं और कुछ हफ़्तों में रोज़ के काम करने लगते हैं। ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी में यह समय छह से आठ हफ़्ते तक हो सकता है।

क्या शुगर ज़्यादा हो तो TAVI टालनी पड़ती है?

बहुत बेकाबू शुगर हो तो पहले उसे बेहतर करने की कोशिश होती है। लेकिन अगर वाल्व की बीमारी गंभीर और लक्षण वाली है, तो देर करना भी जोखिम भरा है। फ़ैसला हार्ट टीम मिलकर लेती है।

डायबिटिक मरीज़ में TAVI से किडनी को ख़तरा है क्या?

कॉन्ट्रास्ट डाई कमज़ोर किडनी पर असर डाल सकती है। इसलिए डायबिटिक मरीज़ों में हम डाई कम रखते हैं और पानी का ध्यान रखते हैं, ताकि किडनी सुरक्षित रहे।

जयपुर में डायबिटिक मरीज़ के लिए TAVI का खर्च कितना है?

निजी अस्पतालों में TAVI का खर्च आमतौर पर ₹15 से ₹30 लाख के बीच रहता है। यह वाल्व के प्रकार और मामले पर निर्भर करता है। बीमा कवरेज प्रक्रिया से पहले पक्का कर लें।

TAVI के लिए डॉ. डेगावत से कहाँ मिलें?

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत की OPD एटरनल हॉस्पिटल, जगतपुरा रोड, जयपुर में सोमवार से शनिवार सुबह 10 से शाम 4 बजे तक रहती है। अपॉइंटमेंट के लिए +91-8960594076 पर कॉल करें।

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Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

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जब डॉक्टर परिवार के किसी सदस्य को TAVI की सलाह देते हैं, तो सबसे पहला सवाल यही आता है कि यह प्रोसीजर किससे करवाएं। TAVI एक जटिल हृदय प्रोसीजर है। इसमें डॉक्टर की स्किल और अनुभव सीधे नतीजों पर असर डालते हैं। इस लेख में हम बताएंगे कि TAVI के लिए सही डॉक्टर और सेंटर कैसे चुनें, कौनसे सवाल पूछने चाहिए, और किन बातों से सावधान रहना चाहिए।

TAVI के लिए सही सेंटर चुनना इतना जरूरी क्यों है

TAVI यानी ट्रांसकैथेटर एओर्टिक वाल्व इम्प्लांटेशन एक स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट प्रोसीजर है। यह सामान्य एंजियोप्लास्टी से अलग है। इसमें वाल्व को सही जगह पर बिठाना, इमेजिंग को सही तरीके से पढ़ना, और किसी भी जटिलता को तुरंत संभालना जरूरी होता है।

रिसर्च बताती है कि जिन सेंटरों में TAVI केस ज्यादा होते हैं, वहां नतीजे बेहतर होते रहते हैं। इसका मतलब है कि टीम का अनुभव और केस वॉल्यूम मरीज की सुरक्षा के लिए मायने रखते हैं। इसलिए सिर्फ अस्पताल की लोकेशन या दिखावट देखकर फैसला नहीं करना चाहिए।

TAVI से पहले डॉक्टर से ये 5 सवाल जरूर पूछें

TAVI के लिए मिलने से पहले परिवार को कुछ जरूरी सवाल तैयार रखने चाहिए। ये सवाल आपको सही जानकारी लेने में मदद करते हैं।

1. डॉक्टर और सेंटर ने अब तक कितने TAVI केस किए हैं?
यह सबसे बुनियादी सवाल है। ज्यादा केस अनुभव का संकेत देते हैं।

2. सेंटर पर किस तरह के वाल्व इस्तेमाल होते हैं?
हर मरीज के लिए वाल्व का प्रकार अलग हो सकता है। डॉक्टर को यह बताना चाहिए कि आपके केस के लिए कौनसा वाल्व सही रहेगा और क्यों।

3. मेरे केस पर फैसला किसने लिया, सिर्फ एक डॉक्टर ने या पूरी टीम ने?
यह हार्ट टीम अप्रोच से जुड़ा सवाल है, जिसके बारे में हम आगे बात करेंगे।

4. अगर प्रोसीजर के दौरान कोई जटिलता आए तो सेंटर के पास क्या बैकअप है?
ICU सपोर्ट, कार्डियक सर्जरी बैकअप और इमरजेंसी प्रोटोकॉल के बारे में जानना जरूरी है।

5. प्रोसीजर के बाद फॉलो-अप कैसे होगा?
वाल्व लगने के बाद नियमित जांच और फॉलो-अप बहुत जरूरी है। यह पहले से पूछ लेना चाहिए।

हार्ट टीम क्या होती है

TAVI का फैसला कभी भी एक अकेले डॉक्टर को नहीं लेना चाहिए। एक सही हार्ट टीम में इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट, कार्डियक सर्जन, इमेजिंग स्पेशलिस्ट और एनेस्थीसिया टीम शामिल होती है।

यह टीम मिलकर तय करती है कि मरीज के लिए TAVI सही विकल्प है या ओपन सर्जरी बेहतर रहेगी। अगर कोई सेंटर सिर्फ एक डॉक्टर की राय पर TAVI की सलाह दे रहा है, तो दूसरी राय लेना समझदारी है।

इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट और स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट स्पेशलिस्ट में अंतर

बहुत से परिवार इन दोनों टर्म को एक जैसा समझते हैं, लेकिन इनमें फर्क है।

इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट आमतौर पर एंजियोप्लास्टी और स्टेंटिंग जैसी प्रोसीजर करते हैं। स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट स्पेशलिस्ट के पास इसके अलावा अतिरिक्त ट्रेनिंग होती है, जो खासतौर पर वाल्व से जुड़ी प्रोसीजर जैसे TAVI, मिट्राक्लिप और TMVR के लिए होती है।

TAVI के लिए ऐसे डॉक्टर को चुनना बेहतर होता है जिसके पास स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट डिजीज में खासतौर पर अनुभव और ट्रेनिंग हो।

सावधान रहने वाले संकेत

कुछ स्थितियों में परिवार को सतर्क रहना चाहिए।

अगर कोई डॉक्टर बिना पूरी जांच के जल्दी TAVI की सलाह दे रहा है, तो दूसरी राय जरूर लें। अगर कोई सेंटर सिर्फ कीमत के आधार पर आपको लुभाने की कोशिश कर रहा है और अनुभव या नतीजों के बारे में साफ जवाब नहीं दे रहा, तो सावधान रहें।

कीमत के बारे में हमेशा अस्पताल से लिखित अनुमान मांगें। सही सेंटर आपके सभी सवालों का धैर्य से जवाब देगा और आपको सोचने का समय भी देगा।

दूरी से ज्यादा अनुभव मायने रखता है

बहुत से परिवार सिर्फ इसलिए पास के अस्पताल को चुन लेते हैं क्योंकि वह घर के करीब है। लेकिन TAVI जैसी प्रोसीजर के लिए सेंटर का अनुभव दूरी से कहीं ज्यादा जरूरी है।

यही कारण है कि हरियाणा, दिल्ली और आसपास के राज्यों से भी मरीज अनुभवी स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट सेंटर तक इलाज के लिए आते हैं। TAVI के बाद रिकवरी तेज होती है, इसलिए ज्यादा अनुभवी सेंटर तक यात्रा करना अक्सर सही फैसला साबित होता है।

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत के बारे में

डॉ. प्रेम रतन डेगावत जयपुर के अनुभवी इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट हैं, जो स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट प्रोसीजर में विशेषज्ञता रखते हैं। वे वर्तमान में इटरनल हॉस्पिटल में TAVR और स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट डिजीज प्रोग्राम के एसोसिएट डायरेक्टर हैं। उन्होंने 600 से अधिक TAVI प्रोसीजर किए हैं, जिनमें बाईकस्पिड वाल्व और वाल्व इन वाल्व जैसे जटिल केस भी शामिल हैं।

उन्होंने किंग जॉर्ज मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी, लखनऊ से DM कार्डियोलॉजी की पढ़ाई पूरी की है और इटली के IRCCS ह्यूमैनिटास रिसर्च हॉस्पिटल में एडवांस्ड ट्रेनिंग ली है। डॉ. डेगावत TAVI, मिट्राक्लिप, TRI-Clip, TMVR जैसी प्रोसीजर में प्रमाणित भारत के गिने-चुने कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट में से एक हैं।

डॉ. डेगावत मरीजों और उनके परिवार को हर सवाल का जवाब सरल भाषा में देते हैं, ताकि इलाज का फैसला पूरी जानकारी के साथ लिया जा सके।

कंसल्टेशन डिटेल:

  • हॉस्पिटल: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD समय: सोमवार से शनिवार, सुबह 10 बजे से शाम 4 बजे तक
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • संपर्क: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

1. TAVI के लिए डॉक्टर चुनते समय सबसे जरूरी बात क्या है?

डॉक्टर और सेंटर का TAVI अनुभव सबसे जरूरी है। ज्यादा केस अनुभव वाले सेंटर आमतौर पर बेहतर नतीजे देते हैं।

2. क्या TAVI का फैसला एक ही डॉक्टर ले सकता है?

नहीं, TAVI का फैसला हार्ट टीम मिलकर लेती है। इसमें कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट, सर्जन और इमेजिंग स्पेशलिस्ट शामिल होते हैं।

3. इंटरवेंशनल कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट और स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट स्पेशलिस्ट में क्या फर्क है?

स्ट्रक्चरल हार्ट स्पेशलिस्ट के पास वाल्व प्रोसीजर जैसे TAVI में अतिरिक्त ट्रेनिंग होती है। TAVI के लिए ऐसे विशेषज्ञ को चुनना बेहतर रहता है।

4. TAVI की लागत के बारे में क्या पूछना चाहिए?

हर मरीज की स्थिति अलग होती है, इसलिए अस्पताल से लिखित अनुमान जरूर मांगें। यह इलाज की योजना बनाने में मदद करता है।

5. क्या दूर के शहर से जयपुर आकर TAVI करवाना सही रहता है?

हां, अनुभवी सेंटर तक यात्रा करना अक्सर फायदेमंद होता है। कई मरीज हरियाणा और दिल्ली जैसे राज्यों से भी इलाज के लिए आते हैं।

6. TAVI के लिए दूसरी राय लेना जरूरी है क्या?

अगर कोई डॉक्टर बिना पूरी जांच के जल्दी सलाह दे रहा है, तो दूसरी राय लेना समझदारी है। इससे मरीज को अपने फैसले पर भरोसा बढ़ता है।

7. डॉ. डेगावत से TAVI के लिए सलाह कैसे ली जा सकती है?

मरीज सीधे फोन करके अपॉइंटमेंट ले सकते हैं। ओपीडी सोमवार से शनिवार, सुबह 10 बजे से शाम 4 बजे तक होती है।

8. TAVI के बाद फॉलो-अप कितना जरूरी है?

प्रोसीजर के बाद नियमित फॉलो-अप बहुत जरूरी है। यह वाल्व की स्थिति और रिकवरी को ट्रैक करने में मदद करता है।

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Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

Last updated on Jun 28, 2026 · View LinkedIn profile

If your doctor has mentioned MitraClip or TriClip, you are likely dealing with a leaking heart valve. Both devices treat valve regurgitation, a condition where a heart valve does not close properly. But they target different valves, and the decision between them depends on your specific diagnosis.

This guide explains what each device does, who needs which one, and how structural heart specialists in India approach this choice in 2026.

What Are MitraClip and TriClip? Two Devices, One Shared Technology

MitraClip and TriClip are both clip-based devices made by Abbott. They share the same core technology, called TEER (Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair). But they repair different valves in the heart.

MitraClip repairs the mitral valve. This valve sits between the left upper and left lower chambers of the heart. TriClip repairs the tricuspid valve, which sits between the right upper and right lower chambers.

Both devices are delivered through a thin tube inserted into a vein in your leg. There is no open-heart surgery. No chest cutting. No heart-lung bypass machine.

This minimally invasive approach makes both devices an option for patients who are too high-risk for traditional surgery.

Understanding the Two Conditions: Mitral Regurgitation vs Tricuspid Regurgitation

To understand which device you might need, it helps to understand the two conditions they treat.

Mitral Regurgitation: When the Left Valve Leaks

The mitral valve controls blood flow on the left side of your heart. When it leaks, blood flows backward instead of forward. Your heart works harder to compensate. Over time, this strains the heart muscle and can cause breathlessness, fatigue, and heart failure.

Mitral regurgitation (MR) affects a significant portion of heart failure patients in India. Many patients in Rajasthan who are diagnosed late or who are elderly face high surgical risk. For these patients, MitraClip offers a treatment path that surgery cannot safely provide.

Tricuspid Regurgitation: The Forgotten Valve Disease

The tricuspid valve controls blood flow on the right side of your heart. For decades, doctors treated it as a secondary concern. Mild leakage was often watched rather than treated.

That thinking has changed. Research published between 2023 and 2025 has shown that significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) substantially increases the risk of hospitalization, heart failure, and death. Patients with moderate-to-severe TR have a meaningfully worse long-term outlook when left untreated.

Tricuspid regurgitation is now recognized as an independent risk factor, not just a side effect of left-sided heart disease. This shift has driven rapid growth in the use of TriClip across India.

How TEER Works: The Technology Behind Both Devices

TEER stands for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. Both MitraClip and TriClip use this approach.

Here is how it works in simple terms.

Your valve has two or more leaflets (flaps) that open and close with each heartbeat. When the leaflets do not close fully, blood leaks backward. TEER fixes this by clipping the leaflets together at the point of leakage.

The clip creates a double-opening valve instead of a single opening. This reduces the backward leak significantly. The heart no longer has to work against that leak with every beat.

The procedure takes place in a catheterization laboratory. You receive general anaesthesia. The cardiologist guides the clip through a vein in your groin, up through the heart, and into the correct position under continuous imaging guidance. Most patients are discharged within 2 to 3 days.

No stitches. No sternum cut. No long ICU stay.

MitraClip vs TriClip: A Side-by-Side Comparison

FeatureMitraClipTriClip
Target ValveMitral (left side)Tricuspid (right side)
Condition TreatedMitral regurgitationTricuspid regurgitation
ApproachTransseptal (through heart wall)Transseptal (through heart wall)
Clip Size OptionsMultiple sizesMultiple sizes
AnaesthesiaGeneralGeneral
Hospital Stay2 to 3 days2 to 3 days
Global EvidenceExtensive (COAPT trial and more)Growing rapidly (TRILUMINATE Pivotal)
India AvailabilityAvailable at select centresAvailable at select centres
Ideal CandidateHigh-risk MR patientsHigh-risk TR patients

Both procedures require a specialized structural heart team and dedicated imaging infrastructure. Not every cardiac hospital in India offers these procedures.

Who Needs MitraClip? Candidate Criteria

MitraClip is appropriate for patients who have:

  • Moderate-to-severe or severe mitral regurgitation
  • Symptoms such as breathlessness on exertion, reduced exercise capacity, or recurrent heart failure hospitalizations
  • High or prohibitive surgical risk (due to age, prior surgeries, kidney disease, frailty, or other conditions)
  • A mitral valve anatomy that is suitable for clip repair on echocardiography

The landmark COAPT trial showed that MitraClip reduced heart failure hospitalizations by 47% compared to medical therapy alone in eligible patients. This evidence has made MitraClip a Class I recommendation in major international guidelines for carefully selected patients.

Patients with rheumatic mitral disease or heavily calcified valves may not be suitable for MitraClip. A detailed echocardiogram assessment is required before any decision is made.

Who Needs TriClip? Candidate Criteria

TriClip is appropriate for patients who have:

  • Moderate-to-severe or severe tricuspid regurgitation
  • Persistent symptoms despite optimal medical therapy
  • High or prohibitive surgical risk
  • Suitable tricuspid valve anatomy on imaging

The TRILUMINATE Pivotal trial demonstrated that TriClip significantly reduced tricuspid regurgitation severity and improved quality of life at one year. The 2024 ESC Guidelines on Valvular Heart Disease now include a recommendation for transcatheter tricuspid repair in selected high-risk patients, reflecting the growing evidence base.

In India, awareness of tricuspid regurgitation as a treatable condition has grown substantially since 2023. More patients are now being referred for TriClip assessment rather than being managed on diuretics alone for years.

Who May Need Both Devices?

Some patients have regurgitation in both the mitral and tricuspid valves simultaneously. This is not uncommon in patients with advanced heart failure, atrial fibrillation, or a history of left-sided valve disease.

In selected cases, the structural heart team may plan a staged approach: treating the mitral valve first with MitraClip, then reassessing the tricuspid valve. In some situations, if the tricuspid leak is primarily driven by the mitral problem, fixing the mitral valve alone may reduce tricuspid regurgitation over time.

In other cases, both valves require independent treatment. The decision depends on the severity of each valve’s dysfunction, the patient’s overall condition, and the imaging findings.

This is why the evaluation process matters as much as the procedure itself.

The Decision Framework: How a Structural Heart Specialist Evaluates You

A structural heart specialist does not choose a device based on symptoms alone. The evaluation involves several steps.

Step 1: Echocardiogram. This ultrasound of the heart maps the exact anatomy of the leaking valve, measures the degree of regurgitation, and checks if the valve structure is suitable for clip repair.

Step 2: Heart Failure Assessment. The team checks whether optimal medicines have been tried and whether symptoms persist despite them.

Step 3: Surgical Risk Scoring. Tools like the STS score or EuroSCORE estimate the risk of open-heart surgery for each patient. High-risk or inoperable patients are prioritized for transcatheter approaches.

Step 4: Team Discussion. A Heart Team, consisting of an interventional cardiologist, a cardiac surgeon, and an imaging specialist, reviews each case together before recommending treatment.

Step 5: Patient Discussion. The recommended plan is explained to the patient and family in simple language. The patient’s goals, lifestyle, and preferences are part of the final decision.

This structured approach ensures that every patient receives the right device, or the right combination of treatments, based on their individual anatomy and health status.

Why Tricuspid Regurgitation Is No Longer Being Ignored in India

For years, tricuspid regurgitation was undertreated in India. Surgical repair of the tricuspid valve carries significant risk, especially in elderly or frail patients. Many patients were simply told to take water tablets (diuretics) and return for check-ups.

The arrival of TriClip has changed the conversation.

Patients who previously had no good treatment option now have a minimally invasive path to symptom relief and improved heart function. The right-sided heart failure symptoms (leg swelling, abdominal bloating, extreme fatigue) that severely affect quality of life can now be addressed directly.

Indian structural heart centres have been building experience with TriClip since 2022. By 2025 and 2026, the procedure is being offered at a growing number of specialized hospitals. Patient awareness is rising, and referrals for tricuspid valve assessment have increased meaningfully.

If you or a family member have been told “your right valve is also leaking but there is nothing to do,” that information may now be outdated. A specialist consultation is worth pursuing.

About Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat is one of India’s leading structural heart specialists, currently serving as Associate Director of the TAVR and Structural Heart Disease Program and Director of the Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Program at Eternal Hospital, Jaipur.

Dr. Degawat is certified in TAVI, MitraClip, TRI-Clip, TMVR, and TTVR procedures, making him one of a small group of cardiologists in India with formal training across the full range of transcatheter valve repair options. He completed his DM in Cardiology from King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, and received advanced structural heart training at IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital in Italy, where he contributed to research on over 2,000 TAVI cases.

His approach to MitraClip and TriClip assessment follows international Heart Team principles. Every patient receives a thorough echocardiogram review, surgical risk assessment, and a frank, unhurried discussion of all available options.

Patients from Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Bikaner, and Jodhpur consult Dr. Degawat for complex structural heart decisions.

Consultation Details:

  • Hospital: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD Timings: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • Contact: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

Q1: What is the difference between MitraClip and TriClip?

MitraClip repairs a leaking mitral valve on the left side of the heart. TriClip repairs a leaking tricuspid valve on the right side. Both use the same clip-based technology (TEER) and are delivered through a vein in the leg without open-heart surgery.

Q2: How do I know which device I need?

Your cardiologist will order a detailed echocardiogram to assess which valve is leaking and how severely. A structural heart specialist then reviews your anatomy, symptoms, and surgical risk before recommending MitraClip, TriClip, or both.

Q3: Is MitraClip available in Jaipur?

Yes. MitraClip is available at specialized structural heart centres in Jaipur. Patients from across Rajasthan, including those from Ajmer, Udaipur, and Kota, travel to Jaipur for this procedure.

Q4: Is TriClip available in India in 2026?

Yes. TriClip is available at select high-volume structural heart centres in India, including in Jaipur. Availability has expanded significantly since 2023, and more patients are now being assessed and treated.

Q5: Are MitraClip and TriClip covered under Chiranjeevi Yojana or Ayushman Bharat?

Coverage for transcatheter valve repair devices under Chiranjeevi Yojana and Ayushman Bharat is subject to scheme-specific package lists and updates. Patients are advised to check current coverage at the time of consultation. The hospital’s insurance desk can assist with verification.

Q6: What is the recovery time after MitraClip or TriClip?

Most patients are discharged within 2 to 3 days. There is no chest wound to heal. Patients typically return to light daily activities within one to two weeks. Full recovery and the full benefit of the procedure develop over the following weeks as the heart adjusts.

Q7: Can an elderly patient undergo MitraClip or TriClip?

Yes. Both procedures were specifically designed for patients who are too high-risk for open-heart surgery. Many patients treated with MitraClip and TriClip globally are in their 70s and 80s. Age alone is not a disqualifying factor.

Q8: Why should I consult Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat for MitraClip or TriClip?

Dr. Degawat holds formal certifications in both MitraClip and TRI-Clip, which is uncommon in India. His training in Italy exposed him to high-volume structural heart practice. He evaluates each patient through a structured Heart Team process and explains findings in plain language without medical jargon.

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Senior Interventional Cardiologist · Director, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Therapy · Associate Director, TAVR & Structural Heart Disease Program, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur

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You have been told your aortic valve is failing. The doctor says you need a new valve. Now comes the question that worries most patients and their families: do you need open heart surgery, or can it be done with the newer TAVI procedure?

This is one of the most important decisions in cardiac care today. The answer depends on your age, health condition, and the findings in your echo and CT report. This guide explains both options clearly so you can ask the right questions at your next consultation.

TAVI vs open heart surgery India 2026 is not just a medical debate. It is a practical question that affects how long you stay in hospital, how quickly you get back to your daily life, and what risks you take along the way.

What Is TAVI and What Is Open Heart Valve Surgery?

TAVI stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. It is also called TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement). In this procedure, the cardiologist replaces your damaged aortic valve through a thin tube inserted into an artery in your groin. No chest is cut open. No heart-lung bypass machine is used in most cases.

Open heart surgery for aortic valve replacement is called SAVR (Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement). The surgeon opens the chest by cutting through the breastbone, stops the heart, and replaces the valve under direct vision.

Both procedures achieve the same goal: a new, working aortic valve. The difference lies in how they get there.

Side-by-Side Comparison: TAVI vs Open Heart Surgery

FactorTAVIOpen Heart Surgery (SAVR)
IncisionSmall puncture in groin (usually)Full chest opening, breastbone cut
AnaesthesiaGeneral or conscious sedationGeneral anaesthesia only
Heart-lung bypassNot required in most casesRequired
Hospital stay2 to 5 days7 to 14 days
ICU time1 to 2 days2 to 5 days
Return to walking1 to 2 days after procedure5 to 7 days after procedure
Return to normal activity2 to 4 weeks6 to 8 weeks
Suitable age groupTypically 65 and above; now also intermediate and selected low-riskAny surgical candidate, usually under 70 preferred for tissue valves
Blood transfusion riskLowerHigher
Stroke risk1 to 2%1 to 3%
Valve durability at 10 yearsData still maturing; 85 to 90% function wellWell established at 85 to 95% for tissue valves
Pacemaker requirement5 to 15% depending on valve typeLess than 5%
Typical total costRs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh (device, complexity, hospital dependent)Lower than TAVI; request written estimate

Note: Costs vary by valve type, implant brand, and individual patient complexity.

Who Is Not a Good Candidate for Open Heart Surgery in India?

Many patients referred to Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat in Jaipur are elderly, frail, or carry conditions that make open surgery very risky. Surgeons use a scoring system called the STS score or EuroSCORE to measure surgical risk.

High-risk patients include those who:

  • Are above 75 to 80 years of age
  • Have already had one open heart surgery before
  • Have severe lung disease (COPD)
  • Have kidney disease or liver disease
  • Have a porcelain aorta (calcium deposits in the main artery that make it unsafe to clamp)
  • Are very frail or malnourished

In India, many patients come to a cardiologist late. By the time they get a diagnosis, their overall health has already declined. For these patients, open surgery carries a mortality risk that can range from 5% to 15% or more. TAVI brings that risk down significantly.

Intermediate-risk patients also benefit from TAVI. These are patients who would survive surgery but face a meaningful chance of complications. For them, TAVI offers similar valve outcomes with less physical trauma.

What Does the 2025 and 2026 Evidence Say?

The most important shift in cardiology over the last two years is this: TAVI is no longer reserved only for the very old or very sick.

Long-term trial data from major studies now shows that TAVI outcomes at 5 years are comparable to surgery in intermediate-risk patients. In high-risk patients, TAVI consistently outperforms surgery in terms of survival and quality of life.

For low-risk patients below the age of 65, surgery is still generally preferred because of concerns about valve durability over 20 to 30 years. However, in selected low-risk patients above 65, many international guidelines now consider TAVI an acceptable first choice.

TAVI recovery time in India has also improved. With newer valve systems and better operator experience, most patients at experienced centres are walking within 24 to 48 hours and going home within 3 to 5 days.

Valve Durability at 5 to 10 Years: What Indian Patients Should Know

One concern patients raise is: “Will the TAVI valve last as long as a surgical valve?”

This is a fair question. SAVR valves have decades of data behind them. TAVI valves are newer, and 10-year data is still being collected globally.

What we know so far:

  • At 5 years, TAVI valves show excellent function in the large majority of patients.
  • At 8 to 10 years, structural valve deterioration can occur in a minority of cases.
  • If a TAVI valve does fail in future, it can often be treated with a second TAVI procedure (called Valve-in-Valve TAVI) without surgery.

For Indian patients above 70, this is rarely a concern. A valve that lasts 10 to 15 years covers most of the expected life span in that age group. For patients in their 50s or 60s, the Heart Team weighs this question carefully before recommending TAVI.

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat has performed over 600 TAVI procedures, including complex Valve-in-Valve cases. He has the training and experience to advise patients on long-term valve planning.

TAVI Is Not the “Easy Option”: It Is the Right Option for the Right Patient

A common misconception is that families choose TAVI because they want to avoid the risks of open surgery. While that is partly true, the decision is more specific than that.

TAVI is not a shortcut. It requires precise sizing from a CT scan, careful selection of the right valve model, and a skilled operator to deploy it accurately. A poorly planned TAVI can lead to valve leakage, stroke, or pacemaker dependency.

At Eternal Hospital Jaipur, no patient goes to TAVI without a full Heart Team evaluation. This includes the interventional cardiologist, a cardiac surgeon, an anaesthetist, and an imaging specialist. The team reviews the echo, CT, blood reports, and surgical risk score together.

The decision is not “TAVI is easier, so we choose that.” The decision is “based on this patient’s profile, which option gives the best outcome with the least risk.”

The Heart Team Approach at Eternal Hospital Jaipur

Internationally, valve disease treatment follows what is called the Heart Team model. No single doctor decides alone. The case is discussed by a group of specialists who together arrive at the best recommendation.

Dr. Degawat leads this process for structural heart cases in Jaipur. When you bring your echo and CT scan for consultation, the team asks:

  • What is your surgical risk score?
  • Is your anatomy suitable for TAVI delivery?
  • What is the best valve size and type for your anatomy?
  • Do you have other heart or health conditions that affect the choice?
  • What are your personal goals, home situation, and recovery capacity?

This approach protects patients from receiving the wrong treatment. It also ensures that families understand the reasoning behind the recommendation.

You are part of that conversation. You are not handed a decision. You are walked through it.

Cost Comparison: TAVI vs Open Heart Surgery in Jaipur

TAVI is a specialised procedure involving an imported valve device. Typical total costs range from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh, depending on the hospital, device choice, and case complexity. Always request a detailed, written estimate before proceeding.

TAVI costs more than open heart surgery primarily because of the valve device itself. However, the shorter hospital stay and faster recovery often reduce total expenses related to caregiving, lost income, and post-surgery support.

Under the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana, eligible Rajasthan residents can claim significant coverage for cardiac procedures at empanelled hospitals. Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) also covers valve replacement procedures under its cardiac surgery packages.

Patients should ask specifically at the time of consultation whether their Jan Aadhaar card or Ayushman Bharat card is valid for the recommended procedure.

For a full breakdown of TAVI costs and insurance coverage, see our related guide: TAVI Cost in Jaipur: Complete Breakdown with Insurance and Scheme Coverage.

About Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat

Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat is Associate Director of the TAVR and Structural Heart Disease Program at Eternal Hospital Jaipur. He is among a small group of cardiologists in India trained in the full range of structural heart procedures including TAVI, MitraClip, TRI-Clip, TMVR, and TTVR.

He completed his DM in Cardiology from King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, and received advanced structural heart training at IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital in Italy. He has conducted research across 2,000+ TAVI cases in Europe and has performed over 600 TAVI procedures in India, including complex Bicuspid Valve and Valve-in-Valve cases.

Patients and families often mention that Dr. Degawat takes time to explain things clearly. He does not rush consultations. He answers questions from families, not just patients, because he understands that major heart decisions involve the whole household.

Consultation Details:

  • Hospital: Eternal Hospital, 3A Jagatpura Road, Near Jawahar Circle, Jaipur 302017
  • OPD Timings: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Clinic: 6/384, In front of Railway Headquarter, Sector 6, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
  • Contact: +91-8960594076

FAQs:

Q1: What is the main difference between TAVI and open heart surgery for aortic valve replacement?

TAVI replaces the valve through a small tube in the groin without opening the chest. Open heart surgery requires cutting the breastbone and using a heart-lung bypass machine. TAVI patients go home in 3 to 5 days; surgery patients typically stay 10 to 14 days.

Q2: How long is TAVI recovery time in India compared to open surgery?

Most TAVI patients in India walk within 1 to 2 days and return to light activity within 2 to 4 weeks. After open heart surgery, full recovery takes 6 to 8 weeks. The shorter TAVI recovery is one of its biggest advantages for elderly and frail patients.

Q3: Is TAVI now approved for low-risk patients in India?

International guidelines from 2024 to 2026 support TAVI as an option for selected low-risk patients above 65. In India, the decision is made case by case by the Heart Team based on anatomy, age, and patient preference. It is not automatically recommended for all low-risk patients.

Q4: How long do TAVI valves last in Indian patients?

Most TAVI valves function well for 8 to 12 years. Data beyond 10 years is still being collected. For patients above 70, a TAVI valve typically covers their expected cardiac life span. If the valve does deteriorate, a second valve can often be placed inside the first one without surgery.

Q5: Is TAVI covered under Chiranjeevi Yojana or Ayushman Bharat in Rajasthan?

Aortic valve replacement procedures including TAVI are covered under several government schemes at empanelled hospitals. Eligible patients can claim benefits using their Jan Aadhaar card (Chiranjeevi Yojana) or Ayushman Bharat card. Confirm specific package coverage at the time of your consultation in Jaipur.

Q6: What tests do I need to bring before a TAVI consultation in Jaipur?

Bring your most recent echocardiogram (echo report), a CT scan of the chest and aorta if available, and your blood test reports. If you have had a coronary angiogram, bring that report too. Dr. Degawat reviews all of these to determine whether TAVI or surgery is the better option.

Q7: Can a patient who has already had open heart surgery get TAVI?

Yes. Previous open heart surgery often makes a second surgery very high risk. In these cases, TAVI becomes the preferred option and is sometimes the only safe option. Dr. Degawat has specific experience with Valve-in-Valve TAVI for patients who need a repeat valve procedure.

Q8: Why should I consult Dr. Prem Ratan Degawat for TAVI in Jaipur?

Dr. Degawat has performed over 600 TAVI procedures, including complex cases that many centres do not handle. He follows a Heart Team model for every decision, which means you receive a multi-specialist recommendation, not a single opinion. His training in Italy under some of Europe’s leading structural heart specialists gives him access to techniques and experience that are rare in Rajasthan.

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