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on Mauritian patients.\u00a0He\u00a0pointed out that a person suffering from severe Aortic stenosis has to perform open heart surgery, while highlighting that persons already suffering from severe health conditions cannot undergo same.<\/p>\n<p>TAVI, emphasised Dr Gunness, does not require any surgery and the outcomes are the same as open heart surgery and this, according to him, will be highly beneficial for the population.\u00a0He also reaffirmed the vision of the Cardiac Centre to continue to introduce new techniques so as to upgrade and enhance the health services while keeping pace with latest development.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Dr Lotun stated that he is pleased to collaborate with the Cardiac Centre and introduce TAVI in Mauritius. With this technique, he underlined, the patients are ambulatory the next day and are discharged within three days. He further indicated that a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between the Carondelet St Mary&#8217;s Hospital and the Ministry of Health and Wellness to further reinforce the professional growth of the Mauritian surgeons.<\/p>\n<p>Following its intervention at the Cardiac Centre, the team led by Dr Lotun paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, in Port-Louis.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Minister Jagutpal said that his Ministry will fully support any collaboration from Dr Lotun&#8217;s team in terms of exchange and expertise with the view to offer best health care to the population. He recalled that the first open heart surgery was performed in 1984 but that techniques are now evolving. 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