AKUH uses TAVI procedure to change heart valves of 94-year-old patient

This is a modern technique to cure heart diseases

Sumaiya Kamani September 04, 2018
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Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is using Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure.

Tavi, a modern technique, is an alternative to open heart surgery. Osman Faheem of the AKUH successfully performed the procedure on a 94-year-old patient for the first time recently.
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Muhammad Wajid Akram | 6 years ago | Reply Sir I am 33 years old and by birth indulged in hypercholestremia. Due to this disease doctor told me that my one valve is almost finish and one is leacking. i dont want open heart surgery tell me how i can contact u for tavi. Cell: 03218610571
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