Heart Care in India is also popular because of the cost-effectiveness and professionalism with which we handle patients here. Not only medical facilities but our support services are also exceptional. We are available round-the-clock for assistance during your stay in India. Each of our best heart surgeon in India is adept in handling most complex cardiac cases. They also provide detailed counselling and discuss treatment plan with patient and family before scheduling the surgery. Regular medical updates are also provided during the course of treatment.

Mentioned below is the list of services related to treatment of cardiac diseases:

• Besides the basic tests like blood investigations, chest x-ray and ECG, we have a wide range of advanced techniques for diagnosing your cardiac ailment. For example – Cardiac MRI, CT scan, 3D echocardiography, Coronary Angiography, etc. Use of high-end equipment operated by skilled technical staff helps in accurate diagnosis.
• Coronary Angioplasty: Procedure used for widening narrowed or blocked arteries. A tiny balloon is inserted and inflated at the clogged area to help in clearing the path for blood flow.
• Device Implantation – Problem ofirregular heartbeat is treated by putting a battery-powered device under the skin to help in regulating the heartbeat.
• Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery – Any of the four heart valves can get diseased due to aging or infection or as a birth defect. These are either repaired or replaced using mechanical or tissue valve. Mechanical valves are made of strong durable material like titanium or carbon. Whereas, tissue valves are made from animal or human tissues.
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Surgical intervention in which a bypass is created for treating coronary artery disease. Graft for the same is taken from patient’s own body, either from arms, legs or chest. It is one of the most commonly performed cardiac surgeries in India.
• Heart Transplant – For patients who suffer from heart failure and need transplant, India is amongst the top choices. Due to the excellent quality of heart care in India, the success rate of heart transplants is quite high. During the procedure, patient’s diseased heart is replaced by a healthy donor heart. The heart is normally donated by someone who is brain-dead but still kept on life support.
• Paediatric Cardiac Surgeries – Correction of congenital heart defects like ASD, VSD, TOF, PDA, valve disease, etc. has successfully been done by our globally renowned paediatric cardiac surgeons. Surgical interventions for congenital heart defects include – ASD/VSD repair, Coarctation of the aorta repair, Fontan Operation, Ross procedure, Valve repair/replacement, TOF repair, Truncus Arteriosus Repair, etc. And catheterisation interventions include – ASD transcatheter Closure, PDA coil embolization, balloon septostomy, and PFO transcatheter occlusion.

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No one wants long stays in hospital, be it the best heart hospital in India with the top-class infrastructure. And with the help of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in India, we have been successful in significantly reducing the time spent by our patients in hospital. This technique allows your doctor to perform the complete surgery with minimum incision on the body and thus lesser pain and trauma before and after the surgery.

Mentioned below are the advantages of minimally invasive cardiac surgery over the conventional technique:

• There is minimal blood loss and thus no need of blood transfusion. It also eliminates any chances of blood borne infection.
• Unlike the traditional open-heart surgery, your stay will only be of 4 to 5 days. Whereas, with the earlier technique it used to be 8 to 10 days.
• The incision is just 2 to 3 inches long and one can hardly make out that you have undergone a heart operation by seeing the scar.
• Since there is no cutting of breastbone required in this technique, your pain and suffering reduces greatly. You will hardly face any difficulty in breathing.
• The chance of post-op infection at incision site or lung infection gets eliminated. This is a great advantage particularly for patients of older age or diabetics as they are more prone to infection.
• Due to shorter hospital stay and faster recovery, you can get back to normal routine life earlier.
• Endoscopic Vein Harvesting is done during minimally invasive cardiac surgery in India. This method involves an incision of hardly 3 cm as compared to the conventional open harvest of GSV (Great Saphenous Vein) that involves an incision of around 20 to 40 cm.

What happens during the surgery?

This surgery is mostly a robot-assisted surgery in which your doctor who would be one of the best heart surgeon in India will very precisely make a small incision in the chest and get an access to your heart. Here, he would use robotic arms instead of his or her hands to perform the surgery. He would be operating through the remote console from where he can view your heart on a video monitor. Your heart will be clearly visible as high definition 3-D view.

The hand movements of your surgeon get precisely translated to the robotic arms which move in a similar manner as human wrist. Another surgeon is available at the operating table to closely monitor the surgery and also change surgical instruments attached with the robotic arms.

Post-operation you will be kept in ICU for a day so that closed monitoring can be done. You will be given fluid intake and medicines through IV. Few tubes will also be attached to your body for draining urine and other fluids after surgery. Gradually all these will be removed and you will get shifted to ward for another few days. Once your condition is stable, you will get discharged from the hospital on your doctor’s instructions.

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