Heart team comprising Cardiac Surgeon and Cardiologist Successfully Perform Highly Risky Heart Valve Procedure Called Transcatheter Mitral Valve implantation At Masina Heart Institute In Byculla, Mumbai.

In a remarkable feat, the Cardiac specialists at Masina Heart Institute in Byculla, Mumbai have successfully executed a highly advanced heart valve implantation procedure on 75-year-old male patient from Mumbai. The procedure is called Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI) which is a way of replacing the mitral valve in the heart without the need for conventional open-heart surgery. Mitral valve is a valve between the left atrium and left ventricle. The name is derived from its resemblance to "Bishop’s Mitrae".