Port Moresby General Hospital introduced the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) among its health services on March 3. TAVI is a minimally invasive procedure that replaces a natural aortic valve with an artificial one. It is recommended for patients who are unable to undergo open-heart surgery. The procedure is considered low-risk for high-risk patients. The...

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