Why do I need a TAVI

If you are too high risk for surgery, but have a problem with your aortic valve that means it needs to be replaced, you may be a candidate for the TAVI procedure.

The aortic valve is the one of the four valves in the human heart, and probably its most important. It is the last valve that blood flows through before leaving your heart via the aorta, which is the major artery delivering blood to the rest of the body. It normally consists of three thin leaflets which open wide when the left ventricle pumps, and then close again, ensuring blood flows around your body in one direction.