TAVI in Iran: A New Heart Valve Without Opening the Chest, With Your Stay Arranged
Aortic Valve Replacement in Iran
TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation, also called TAVR) replaces a narrowed aortic valve without opening the chest. The new valve reaches your heart on a thin tube, usually passed in from the groin. Medipars arranges the trip around it with one coordinator, and the package covers your accommodation, airport transfers, an English interpreter for your medical visits, care before and after the procedure, the procedure itself and your doctor visits.
Send your heart reports through the Make An Enquiry form or WhatsApp, and we reply in under 2 hours.
What it costs in Iran, and what changes the price
TAVI through Medipars costs from $9,000, with open-heart valve replacement at $6,500–$9,000. Your final price is set in a personal quote once we have seen your records. The table below shows the treatment prices and the international patient package price, with what the package includes listed under it.
| Surgical valve replacement (open-heart surgery) | $6,500–$9,000 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI or TAVR) | from $9,000 |
Your quote depends on the valve the team chooses, because valve models differ in price, and on the hospital. The nights you spend in hospital count too.
The package price in the table covers your accommodation, airport transfers, an English interpreter for medical purposes, care before and after the procedure, the procedure and your doctor visits. International flights stay outside the package, and so do medication and the visa of a family member who travels with you as your attendant.
Once we give you a quote, the price stays fixed. It changes only in exceptional cases, such as a canceled flight.
Send us your heart reports, and we prepare a quote that prices your treatment and trip together.
How the price compares with Turkey, India, Germany and the United States
For the treatment itself, our TAVI start figure is below India’s usual range and in the lower part of Turkey’s wide one. Germany and the United States usually charge self-paying international patients far more than our start figure.
The India, Germany and United States rows show the treatment alone, with travel, hotel and flights on top. Turkey’s usual figure is a package, and what it contains varies between clinics. Compare it with our international patient package price in the price table, which shows what the package includes.
Price is only part of the choice. A long journey with a heart condition, language at the hospital and checkups after you return all count. Compared with India, Germany and the United States, Iran suits you well if you want a lower price and the trip arranged for you.
| Where | Usual treatment price | What the price usually covers | What else to weigh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, through Medipars | TAVI from $9,000; open-heart surgery $6,500–$9,000 | The treatment, plus an international patient package with accommodation, airport transfers and a medical interpreter | Travel with a heart condition and time away from home |
| Turkey | Usually $4,300–$31,000 | Usually quoted as a package; the contents and the valve differ between clinics | What the package actually includes, and language support at the hospital |
| India | Usually $18,000–$51,000 | Usually the procedure itself, with travel and hotel on top | Flight time from your home, and follow-up once you are back |
| Germany | Usually far higher for a self-paying international patient | The treatment, with travel and hotel on top | Language at the hospital and visa rules for medical visitors |
| United States | Usually far higher for a self-paying international patient | The treatment, with travel and hotel on top | Visa, flight time and the cost of a longer stay |
What Medipars arranges for you, and what you pay for yourself
Medipars books your hospital and heart team and arranges the travel around those dates. A single coordinator handles it all, from your first message to your flight home. You deal with that person, not with the hospital and the hotel separately.
International flights are not part of the package, so you book them yourself once your dates are set. Medication and the visa of a family member who comes as your attendant are not included either. The package covers these:
- The procedure, your doctor visits, and your care before and after the procedure
- Airport pickup when you land, and a transfer back for your flight home
- An interpreter at the hospital, so you and the family member with you can follow what the doctors and nurses say
- Your accommodation in Iran
Why Iran, who carries out the procedure, and the trade-offs
Iran’s large cities have long-established heart hospitals, where interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons treat valve disease. With us, the treatment and the travel are planned together, so the hospital dates and your accommodation line up.
TAVI is carried out in a hospital heart center with a catheter laboratory or a hybrid operating room. An interventional cardiologist, a heart doctor who treats through catheters, leads the procedure with a cardiac surgeon, imaging specialists and an anesthesiologist.
The journey is the trade-off: flying with a narrowed valve needs your cardiologist’s approval, and the trip takes you away from home and family. Once you are back, your checkups rest with your doctor at home. If you are cleared to travel and want an established heart team at a lower price, Iran is a strong choice.
How the trip works, and how long to stay in Iran
Your stay in Iran covers any tests the team needs before the procedure, your time in hospital and a wait before you fly. If there are no complications, flying is usually possible about 1 week after TAVI through the groin. After a route through the chest, the wait is longer.
In the months that follow, any flight needs a go-ahead from your doctor and from the airline. The treating team sets the exact number of days once they have examined you. That number tells you how long you stay in Iran and how much leave a family member needs.
This is the order of the trip, from your records to your checks at home:
- Send your message and heart reports; we reply and have your records reviewed.
- Receive your personal quote, then decide whether to go ahead.
- Once you accept, your dates are set and you book your flights.
- On arrival, you are met at the airport and taken to your hotel, with the interpreter ready for your hospital visits.
- You fly home once the doctors are satisfied with your recovery.
- Back home, follow-up is free until 1 week after you return, through a Medipars coordinator on WhatsApp. After that, you can still consult the doctor through us.
- See your cardiologist at home soon after you land.
What is TAVI, and how is it different from open-heart valve surgery?
TAVI stands for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A new aortic valve is placed inside your narrowed one through a thin tube called a catheter. TAVR, or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, is the same procedure under the name used in the United States.
It treats aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that lets blood leave the heart for the rest of the body. The heart has to push harder through the narrow opening, which can cause breathlessness, chest pain, dizziness or fainting.
Surgical replacement is the traditional route, the same chest-opening approach used in heart bypass surgery. The surgeon stops the heart while a heart-lung machine keeps your blood moving. The damaged valve is then cut out, and a new one is sewn into place.
With TAVI, your chest stays closed and your heart keeps beating throughout. The new valve sits inside the old one, so the old valve is never cut out. It is not an open operation, but it is still a serious heart procedure, done in hospital by a specialist team.
Open surgical replacement remains the main alternative, and for some people it is still the better choice. Balloon widening of the valve (balloon valvuloplasty) stretches it open as a temporary step, for example while a replacement is being planned.
Who it is offered to, and the tests that decide it
TAVI is usually for people with severe aortic stenosis that causes symptoms or puts a strain on the heart. Whether it suits you or your parent is decided by a team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons once the tests are done. A leaking valve, rather than a narrowed one, is assessed as a separate problem.
Current European guidelines offer TAVI to people aged 70 years or older, whatever their surgical risk, as long as their anatomy suits it. This applies when the valve has the usual tricuspid shape. For younger people at low surgical risk, and for a bicuspid valve (one formed with fused leaflets), surgery still has a key role.
To prepare, give the team your full medical history, any allergies and a list of every medicine you take. Blood thinners need special attention, because the doctors may ask you to pause them for a time. Stop smoking, and follow the hospital’s instructions on fasting before the procedure.
Before the team decides, you usually have these tests, each answering a different question:
- An echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), which shows how narrow the valve is and how well the heart pumps
- A CT scan, which measures the valve so the new one can be sized, and checks whether the arteries are wide enough for the tube
- Coronary angiography, which looks for narrowed arteries on the heart itself
- Blood tests and an ECG, which check kidney function, blood count and heart rhythm
What happens on the day of the procedure
During TAVI, the doctor guides a new valve to your heart through a blood vessel while you are sedated or under general anesthesia. The team decides which kind of anesthesia suits you.
The usual route is the artery at the top of the leg. If that artery is too narrow or twisted, the team may use another route, sometimes through a small cut in the chest.
On the day, the steps run like this:
- A thin tube (catheter) goes into the artery and is guided up to the heart, with X-ray and ultrasound images on screen.
- The new valve travels folded on the tube and is opened inside the narrowed valve, pressing the old leaflets aside.
- The valve starts working straight away, and the team checks its position and how well it seals.
- The tube comes out and the entry point is closed.
- You move to a monitored heart unit to recover.
Recovery, risks and warning signs
In the heart unit, nurses watch your heart rhythm and the entry point closely before you move to a regular ward. The team gets you up and walking as soon as it is safe. How long you stay in hospital depends on your age, your health and the route used.
Expect soreness, bruising or some swelling where the tube went in. At home, keep that spot clean, and avoid heavy lifting or straining until the team says you can.
Take your blood thinners exactly as prescribed, and tell any doctor or dentist that you have a replacement valve. Regular heart scans with your cardiologist at home then keep track of the new valve over the years.
TAVI has real risks, and the doctors weigh them against the danger of leaving severe stenosis untreated. Among them are stroke, bleeding or damage to the artery where the tube goes in, and heart rhythm problems that may need a pacemaker. A leak around the new valve, strain on the kidneys from the X-ray dye, infection and, at worst, death are also possible.
Get urgent medical help if you notice any of these signs:
- Chest pain
- New or worse breathlessness
- Fainting
- A drooping face, weakness in an arm or slurred speech, which can mean a stroke
- Bleeding or new swelling at the groin
- A fever
Common questions
What does TAVI stand for?
It is short for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a new aortic valve fitted through a blood vessel rather than through an open chest.
Is TAVI major surgery?
Not in the open-heart sense. There is no large chest cut or heart-lung machine, and the wound is usually a small puncture in the groin. Still, TAVI works directly on the heart, carries real risks and is followed by a stay on a heart ward.
Is a TAVI the same as a stent?
No. A TAVI valve sits on a metal frame that looks like a stent, but the frame carries valve leaflets that open and close with every heartbeat. A stent only holds a narrowed artery open and has no valve inside.
What is a TAVI valve made of?
The leaflets are made from animal tissue, usually from the sac around a cow’s or pig’s heart. They are sewn onto a metal frame that folds small enough to travel on a catheter. Some valves are opened with a balloon and others expand on their own, and the doctors choose the type that fits your anatomy.
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Send your heart reports for a personal proposal
The reports you already have are enough to start. Send them through the Make An Enquiry form or WhatsApp, and we reply in under 2 hours.
After that first reply, we prepare a personal proposal with the price for your case and the trip arrangements. You can then decide with the full plan in front of you.
Useful documents to send now:
- Your latest echocardiogram report
- CT or angiography reports, if you have them
- Your cardiologist’s letter or diagnosis
- A list of your medicines and any other health conditions
- Your age and the dates you would like to travel
References (2)
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust: Going home after a TAVI procedure | Display Patient Information Leaflets
- European Society of Cardiology: 2025- GL-VHD
