NARAYANA HEALTH CITY PERFORMS INDIA'S FIRST "TAVI" FOR PURE NATIVE AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION USING DEDICATED TAVR DEVICE.

Bangalore,27th May,2026 : Narayana Health City,Bengaluru achieved a landmark in Cardiac Care,successfully performing India's first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for pure native aortic regurgitation using the dedicated TAVR device.The procedures were carried out by Dr.Suraj Narasimhan,Senior Consultant Cardiologist & Structural intervention Specialist,and mark a pivotal shift in how high-risk patients with complex valvular condition can be treated.Aortic valve disease broadly falls into Two categories ,1) Stenosis,where the valve opening narrows progressively,2) Regurgitation ,where the valve fails to close fully,allowing blood to flow backward into the heart.Aortic Regurgitation is the third most common valvular disease globally,and its burden is growing alongside an ageing population.

"For years, elderly patients with severe aortic regurgitation who were deemed unfit for surgery had very limited options and that has real consequences. This procedure delivers what previously required Open Heart surgery,through a small puncture in the thigh,in under an hour,with patients back on their feet within 12 hours.It is a genuine turning point for this subset of patients,and we are proud that this chapter was written at Narayana Health City" said,Dr.Suraj Narasimhan. Two patients an 80 year old and a 69 year old male presented with severe aortic regurgitation were assessed by the multi disciplinary heart team as high risk surgical candidates,owing to  advanced age & associated medical conditions,both were determined suitable for transfemoral approach.The procedures were performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory,each procedure was completed in approximately 45 to 60 minutes,without a surgical incision the valve delivered through an access point in the femoral artery at the thigh.Both patients were stabilised and discharged in good clinical condition within a short period of observation which is 48 hours. 

OPEN LETTER TO HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF TAMILNADU REGARDING THE STALE MATE IN FORMING THE GOVERNMENT IN TAMILNADU.

 Your Excellency, Sir,                                                                                    Date : 08.05.2026.

I am writing this letter to you as a Citizen of India, born in Tamilnadu, a Senior Citizen  and a Senior Journalist. This letter is regarding the stalemate in forming the government in Tamilnadu. Sir, you have asked Mr.Vijay, whose Party TVK has secured 108 members for the new assembly & has also obtained the support of INC with 5 members in the new assembly totalling to 113 members. Sir,you have asked Mr.Vijay to produce the list of 118 members which is the half way mark.In this context my humble feeling is that you can swear in Mr.Vijay as Chief Minister with very few key  ministers & give him time for 4 to 5 days to prove his majority in the floor of the newly formed assembly as he has a mandate from the people. There are other parties viz.DMK Alliance , who were the ruling alliance  before the elections has lost the mandate of the people as the Chief Minister himself has lost the election. Then there is  AIADMK alliance, who donot have the mandate of the people.

Hence, in these circumstances, I humbly feel Sir, the best way out is to swear Mr.Vijay (TVK Party) as the Chief Minister & give him a reasonable time as you feel, to prove his majority in the floor of the newly constituted assembly.  There are rumours & press reports that DMK & AIADMK are exploring the possibility of forming the government together. If that succeeds, it will be against the "People's Mandate "which is the hallmark of any democracy.

Yours Sincerely,

P.B.Srinivasan.

GLOBAL TRAVEL MART (GTM 2026) TO BE HELD IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM FROM JUNE 3 TO 5.

More than 1000  Tour operators from the country and abroad will converge at the second edition of South India's prestigeous travel & trade expo,Global Travel Mart (GTM 2026) to be held   from June 3 to 5 th in the state Capital. The B 2 B travel & trade exhibition is organised by South Kerala Hoteliers Forum,Thiruvananthapiram Chamber of Commerce & Industries ,Thavass ventures, and Metro Mart in association with Kerala Tourism and India Tourism at the Golden Palace International convention centre  near Karakkom at Neyyattinkara in the district.

GTM 2026 will showcase different tourism circuits by combining the major tourism centres of South Kerala.It will also feature a project to introduce Ayurveda to global tour operators " said Mr.Biju ,Secretary, Kerala Tourism.