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Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the India Valve Registry at the India Valves 2026 conference in Chennai.
The registry is a clinician-led platform designed to track longitudinal patient data for valvular and structural heart diseases.
Radhakrishnan said the multicentre effort will collect clinical data on heart valve interventions to generate India-specific evidence and improve patient care.
He said own clinical evidence is needed to understand treatment outcomes better and keep medical advances inclusive.
Why it mattersA national valve registry can improve treatment decisions, track outcomes, and standardize cardiac care across India.
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Tamil Nadu Health Minister K. G. Arunraj also spoke at the event, discussing state health insurance coverage and heart valve replacement surgery statistics.
He said the state government will encourage empanelled hospitals to enrol in the new registry.