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Until a few years ago, for treatment of severe aortic stenosis, Valve replacement via Open heart surgery was the only option. As per evidence, about 40 percent of the population cannot undergo surgery due to the extreme or high risk for surgery... In these patients, a new modality called the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) has become the choice of treatment. TAVR is a less invasive procedure. This procedure uses a catheter to implant a new valve within the diseased aortic valve. A properly trained and dedicated multidisciplinary heart team at the center is involved in conducting a thorough evaluation to determine TAVR as a treatment option... The first symptom could be breathlessness, whether it is narrowing, whether it is to stenosis, whether it is leakage, and initially breathing discomfort happens on exertion only, but slowly as the disease advanced - as there is more strain on the heart- the breathlessness starts to happen at rest also, and especially on lying down.