@article{Kumar_Yadav_Kumar_Vijaylakhsmi_2022, title={The mechanical heart valve TTK Chitra is inexpensive and of proven effectiveness (widely used in India and then in Nepal)}, volume={1}, url={https://nepjol.info/index.php/mjen/article/view/45864}, DOI={10.3126/mjen.v1i1.45864}, abstractNote={<p>TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis (chvp), a tilting disc mechanical heart valve of low cost and proven efficacy, has been in use for the last 15 years in India. Although various studies substantiating its long-term safety and efficacy are available but is less commonly used in Nepal. The TTK Chitra heart valve has been developed and widely used in India.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Medical Journal of Eastern Nepal}, author={Kumar, Vasanth and Yadav, Umesh and Kumar, Awan and Vijaylakhsmi, -}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={49–52} }