Vice President launches India Valve Registry for heart valve care
On 5 September 2026, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026 in Chennai.
Summary
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national academic meeting on valvular and structural heart disease, in Chennai on 5 September 2026. The India Valve Registry is a collaborative multicentre initiative for the systematic, secure and de-identified collection of real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India, aimed at building India-specific clinical evidence. The Vice President said healthcare is a human right and that a Viksit Bharat must also be a Swasth Bharat.
Key facts
- Launched
- 5 Sep 2026, Chennai, by VP C. P. Radhakrishnan
- Event
- India Valves 2026 (valvular and structural heart disease)
- Registry
- Multicentre, de-identified real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions
- Aim
- India-specific clinical evidence
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which city did Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launch the India Valve Registry in September 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Chennai
The registry was launched at India Valves 2026 in Chennai.
The India Valve Registry launched in September 2026 collects real-world data on which procedures?
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Correct answer: A — Transcatheter valve interventions
It is a multicentre initiative for de-identified real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India.