“1 out of 5 patients may get off the heart transplant list if they have 
access to this therapy" - says Dr. Sai Satish

    Apollo Hospitals, Asia's foremost and most trusted healthcare group, today 
announced a successful MitraClip implant on a 41-year-old male farmer who had 
waited for over three months in different hospitals for a heart transplant. The 
patient was back on his feet within a few days after the procedure, and might 
not even need a heart transplant. 

    Ms. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group said, 
"As one of the few hospitals in India accredited to perform the MitraClip 
procedure, being able to save the life of a patient waiting for a heart 
transplant gives us the ability to offer hope to many others. Research has 
shown that using MitraClip as a bridge to heart transplantation is safe and may 
lead to functional improvements that permit patients to be removed from the 
transplant list. We are proud to have demonstrated this at Apollo Hospitals 
through the case of a 41-year-old male patient who was waiting for a heart 
transplant for over three months. The success of this case has renewed our 
commitment to taking this cutting edge and revolutionary medical innovation to 
the people who need it the most."

    Dr. Sai Satish, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals said, 
"The MitraClip is a globally accepted procedure for patients with heart 
failure. For three years now we have been performing this procedure on patients 
and we have seen incredible results in the quality of life they are able to 
return to. Our experience in this domain has enabled us to achieve many 
milestones including back-to-back MitraClip implants in four very sick patients 
in just one day. Today, we are at pole position; 70% of all MitraClips in India 
to date have been performed at Apollo Hospitals and we are only looking at 
bigger milestones in the journey ahead."

    India's first two scientific papers on MitraClip have both been published 
from Apollo Hopsitals. Dr. Sai Satish is involved in the authorship of the APAC 
guidelines for MitraClip implants. Asia's first MitraClip training programme 
that included theory and four cases over two days was conducted at Apollo 
Hospitals, cementing its position as a Centre of Excellence in Interventional 
Cardiology.

    Contact:  
    Saurabh Bose 
    saurabh_bose@apollohospitals.com 

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Source: Apollo Hospitals