Breakthrough in Cardiac Care: Manipal Hospital Goa Showcases First TEER Procedure in Goa and Konkan
Goa, September 29, 2025: On the occasion of World Heart Day, Manipal Hospital Goa announced a major milestone in cardiac care by presenting the first successful Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) procedure performed in Goa and the Konkan region. The landmark case involved a 77-year-old male patient, Mahesh (Name changed), suffering from severe mitral regurgitation and chronic heart failure. The procedure was carried out by Dr Nikhil Sontakke, Consultant in Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease, along with a multidisciplinary Heart Team comprising a cardiac anaesthetist, cardiac surgeon, cardiac imaging specialist, and cath lab staff. The welcome speech was given by Mahesh came to the hospital with a long history of complex heart disease. He had previously undergone b...










