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KLE FOCUS Aug 2019 Volume 13, Issue 2

AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT- A NEW TECHNOLOGY

Department of Cardiology at KLES Dr
Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC, Belagavi of
KLE Academy of Higher Educa on & Research is
conduc ng it is first-ever ‘Trans Catheter Aor c
Valve Replacement’, the first such procedure in
this part of the country. Till now, this procedure
is conducted at only a few select metros of our
country available only since the past one year.
Aor c stenosis (narrowing of the main valve of
the heart) occurs in about 25% of elderly
individuals over the age of 65 years & almost 40% of these individuals cannot be offered this complex open-heart Aor c
valve Replacement surgery due to co-morbid condi ons like Stroke, Parkinson’s, COPD (Asthma), Kidney disease or general
debility & its prolonged stormy recovery period spanning over months.
This novel technique of percutaneous Aor c valve Replacement has come as a boon for these people, in which a ssue
valve mounted over a balloon is inserted through the groin under local anaesthesia — then placed in the heart in the place of
the original pre-exis ng valve, thus avoiding the need to cut open the chest. Thus avoids associated host of complica ons. All
this procedure happens in just around 90 minutes with negligible side effects or complica ons and almost instant recovery.
This procedure is highly successful the globe under the select few experienced operators and the Department of Cardiology,
KLE’s Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC, Belagavi has got novel technology to Belagavi and performing its first-ever
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percutaneous Trans Catheter Aor c Valve Replacement procedure on March 29 , 2019. This procedure will be done under
the direct supervision of Dr Ravinder Singh Rao from Jaipur (Trained in this procedure at the USA) by Dr Suresh V Pa ed, Prof
& Head, Department of Cardiology & his team comprising of Dr Sanjay C Porwal, Dr Sameer, Dr Prasad & others. The Board of
management of KLE Society Chairman, Dr Prabhakar Kore, The Vice-Chancellor Dr Vivek Saoji & the Medical Director Dr M V
Jali is excited to witness this path-breaking innova ve feat, the first-ever in this part of the country.

PALS WORKSHOP

Department of Paediatrics organised Paediatric Advanced
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Life Support (PALS) Workshop 2019 on February 16 & 17 , 2019
at Pediatrics OPD in KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC,
Belagavi. Dr (Mrs) N S Mahantashe , Principal, JNMC, Dr (Mrs) S
M Jali, Dr Roopa Bellad, Dr Abhilasha and Dr Vijayalaxmi Kulgod
were present for the workshop.

FIRE SAFETY WEEK

The Na onal Safety Council (NSC) has been promo ng
the fire services week campaign since 1999. In con nuum, to
propagate fire safety awareness amongst staff, contractual
workers, employees and their families and also public at large,
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“Fire Services Week” was observed from April 15 to 20 , 2019
Themed: “A s tch in me saves nine”. Given the same,
following func on were organised during the week to bring
about awareness among the Hospital staff, i.e., a lecture by Cmde. H N Shirgavi, IN (Veteran) on Fire safety awareness, Quiz
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compe on on Fire Safety where the Quiz compe on winners were 1 Prize – Charitable staff team. 2 Prize I T
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Department. 3 Prize Nursing staff. A pain ng compe on arranged for Hospital staff and winners were 1 Prize Poornima S
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P, 2 Prize Vandana N, 3 Prize Shilpa Wali. Belagavi Fire Brigade Team performed all above, the floor evacua on drill, fire
figh ng instruc on & demonstra on.
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