Cardiac surgeries have seen remarkable evolution in the last few decades. From complex procedures like valve repair and replacement to life-saving heart transplantation, the last century has seen major advances in cardiovascular treatment, techniques and technology. With procedures becoming more precise and sophisticated than ever before, a treatment plan for people who may not be fit for complex surgical intervention due to their age or other health conditions, is not too far along. The next-generation cardiac technology is breaking this barrier with Abbott’s latest Navitor™ Vision. This latest, state-of-the-art health technology is a step forward in treatment options for people with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis — especially for those who are at high or extreme surgical risk.
Understanding heart valve disease
Aortic stenosis is a common heart valve disease that restricts the flow of oxygenated blood through the aortic heart valve to the rest of the body. This can lead to arrhythmia, heart failure or other complications. While many people don’t have noticeable symptoms, one in 40 people aged 75 and older, in India, can have severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis with breathlessness, fatigue, chest pain, palpitations or discomfort that may increase over time.
The standard of care for severe aortic stenosis, until recently, had only been surgical aortic valve replacement. Cardiovascular health innovations like Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation/ Replacement (TAVI/TAVR) have emerged as life-changing non-surgical therapies for patients with advanced heart valve disease. During this procedure, the faulty valve is replaced with a miniaturized device that facilitates smooth blood flow from the heart to the other organs. The approach is minimally invasive, which means quicker recovery and a shorter hospital stay — people can resume their normal life much sooner than in the case of an open-heart surgery.
Navitor™ Vision, the latest iteration in Abbott’s TAVI system, represents a notable step forward in the realm of heart valve technology.
A bigger, brighter and better vision for tomorrow’s heart care
The Navitor™ Vision valve has been designed with three radiopaque markers that enhance visualization during valve deployment, helping surgeons implant the device at the intended depth with more clarity, control and confidence. It has a special sealing cuff that ensures a good fit in diverse and challenging anatomies, to assure significant improvement in patients’ quality of life.
This next-generation device comes in varying sizes, including the largest diameter of any valve available to date. At the same time, its highly flexible delivery system can also navigate through vessels as small as 5.0 mm — the slim catheter enables stable, predictable and accurate valve delivery and placement.
Navitor™ Vision facilitates smooth blood flow and has proven to work efficiently with minimal blockage, making it a safer long-term solution for patients. Its self-expanding structure ensures that crucial coronary arteries can be accessed, to treat coronary artery disease with more ease in the future.
Says Neeraj Singh, Country Manager for Abbott’s structural heart business in India, “For some people, open-heart surgery is considered a high-risk procedure due to the potential complications stemming from age, frailty or having multiple other diseases or conditions. TAVI serves as a less invasive alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement and can reduce symptoms and improve the lives of patients with this condition. This valve is an important addition to our range of treatments for structural heart issues, particularly for heart valve disease and offers hope to people who may not have other treatment choices.”
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