In a groundbreaking achievement for Bangladesh’s medical sector, doctors have successfully implanted an artificial heart valve using the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure—without performing open-heart surgery—for the first time in the country. The operation was carried out at Lubana General Hospital and Cardiac Center in Uttara on a 60-year-old patient suffering from liver cirrhosis, for whom traditional open-heart surgery was deemed too risky. During a press conference, Professor Dr. Md. Aslam Hossain, Chairman of the Cardiac Department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, announced the success. The valve was inserted through the patient’s groin artery using a catheter, based on detailed CT and echocardiogram analyses. Dr. Hossain noted that previously, Bangladeshi patients had to travel abroad for such procedures. The successful TAVI operation marks a new milestone in the country’s cardiovascular treatment capabilities. The patient is now recovering well and walking normally.