{"id":5426,"date":"2026-03-26T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gr.digital2cloud.eu\/doctor\/?page_id=5426"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:10:54","slug":"tavi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/en\/tavi\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5426\" class=\"elementor elementor-5426\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9beb19 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9beb19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80980c4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80980c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-765x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-768x1029.png 768w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-1147x1536.png 1147w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-1529x2048.png 1529w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-370x496.png 370w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-924x1238.png 924w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-410x549.png 410w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tavi-e1778104351319.png 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 765px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08525d0 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08525d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb5fe6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bb5fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TAVI: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d95806 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d95806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. This technique allows valve replacement without surgical incision, offering a safe alternative with a short hospital stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b267 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0b267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is the TAVI Procedure?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8f36c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db8f36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The TAVI technique was pioneered in 2002 by Alain Cribier and has since evolved dramatically. With advances in technology and the growing expertise of interventional cardiologists, the procedure has become simpler and safer.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The choice of approach (TAVI or surgical replacement) is guided by international clinical guidelines, taking into account the patient's age, surgical risk, and anatomical characteristics.<\/p><p class=\"p1 translation-block\">According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), TAVI is the recommended approach for patients over 75 years of age or for those at elevated risk for open-heart surgery. In all cases, the final decision is made by the Heart Team, ensuring the most appropriate treatment pathway for each individual patient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9890480 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9890480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aortic Valve Stenosis\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9e532 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d9e532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">The aortic valve connects the left ventricle of the heart to the aorta. Over time, aortic valve stenosis may develop, typically due to degenerative calcific disease, rheumatic fever, or a congenital bicuspid valve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76662f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76662f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms and Diagnosis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974ef52 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"974ef52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Patients with stenosis commonly present with:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Dyspnea (shortness of breath)<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Angina (chest pain)<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Syncope (fainting episodes)<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1 translation-block\">Diagnosis is confirmed through medical history, clinical examination, electrocardiogram, and cardiac echocardiography (Triplex).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562e6e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562e6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preparation and Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e39c6c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e39c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">Prior to transcatheter valve replacement, a thorough workup is performed, including:<\/p><ol class=\"ol1\"><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Coronary angiography: <\/b>To identify any coronary artery disease<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>CT angiography: <\/b>For precise procedural planning and selection of the appropriate valve<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66007f9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66007f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> During the TAVI Procedure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec7ba3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec7ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The procedure is performed in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory by a specialized team of Interventional Cardiologists under anesthesiological monitoring.<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Anesthesia: <\/b>Local anesthesia with conscious sedation<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Duration: <\/b>Approximately 2 hours<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Valve types: <\/b>Latest-generation biological valves are implanted, either self-expanding or balloon-expandable, including the Sapien 3 (Edwards), Evolut R (Medtronic), and Navitor (Abbott)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cc028 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01cc028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hospital Stay and Recovery\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a294c8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a294c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">Following completion of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the patient is monitored in a cardiology ward.<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1 translation-block\">.\n<b>Mobilization: <\/b>The patient is able to get up and walk as early as the following day<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Discharge: <\/b>Typically on the 3rd or 4th day, following the necessary post-procedural evaluation (blood tests, ECG, echocardiography)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3900a2d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3900a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions or Ready to Book an Appointment?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4340c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4340c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">If you have further questions about the TAVI procedure and aortic valve stenosis, you can visit the FAQ page where you will find the most common questions, or schedule a visit 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