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Heart Surgery in India
Bypass surgery
India has today become one of the leading places where all types of treatments related to heart can be received at very low cost. It has a number of hospitals which successfully perform hundreds of hearts related surgery each year. Indian hospitals and surgeons are considered specialist providing peerless care for cardiac cases. Institution likes Manipal Heart Foundation, Bangalore and Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi are counted as some of most reputed medical institutions for receiving treatments of heart related diseases.
The costs of medical treatments are further reduced if you receive treatments through Medical Tourism. Selecting medical tourism means you are selecting a pleasurable way for your medical treatment. Mediserve in the field of medical tourism is renowned name. It has developed several packages of medical tourism through which tourists can receive almost all types of treatments at lowest possible prices. Among several medical tourism services, bypass surgery is one of the hugely selected tourism packages provided by Mediserve.
Mediserve has association with several reputed hospitals of the country. Hospitals in our associations are backed by all types of innovative medical electronics which are necessary for making the surgery successful. These hospitals have team of surgeons including expert cardiologists and cardio-thoracic surgeons that routinely perform bypass surgeries.
Following types of low cost heart treatments can be received through Mediserve.
- Aortic Stent Grafting
- Angiography
- Angioplasty with contrast
- Angioplasty
- Angioplasty with Medicated Stent (Cypher / Xience-V or Endeavour)
- Carotid
- Coronary Artery By-pass Surgery (CABG / Redo CABG / Carotid)
- Double Heart Valve Replacement
- Electrophysiology Complex Study (EPS)
- Heart Transplant (subject to brain dead donor availability if any)
- I.C.D. (Single / double / combo chamber) Implantation
- Pacemaker (single / Double Chamber / Biventricular)
- Paediatric Interventional Cardiology
- RF Ablation
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- Padiatric Cardiac Surgery (ASD / VSD)
- Single Heart Valve Replacement
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
P.S.: If the procedure you require is not listed here or if you require further informations then please send medical records with doctors diagnosis reports to mktg@mediescapes.com and we assure you that we will quickly get back to you.
Some cost saving figures at a glance!
Procedure: Angioplasty
US Insurers Cost: US$ 25,704/- - US$ 37,128/-
US retail Cost: US$ 57,262/- - US$ 82,711/-
In India it costs: US$ 11,000/-
In Thailand it cost: US$ 13,000/-
in Singapore it cost: US$ 13,000/-
Procedure: Heart Bypass
US Insurers Cost : US$ 54,741/- - US$ 79,071/-
US retail Cost: US$ 1,22,424/- - US$ 1,76,835/-
In India it costs: US$ 11,000/-
In Thailand it cost: US$ 12,000/-
in Singapore it cost: US$ 12,000/-
Source: Medical Travel Association, USA, Feb. 2008
Following problems can lead you to go for a bypass surgery:
Coronary artery disease, diseases affecting the valves of the heart, diseases present from birth like holes in the heart or blocks in the valves, mixing of blood inside the heart.
Normal Method of Surgery
In this method, the chest is opened through cut in the middle. During the procedure, heart lung machine helps to stop the function of heart along with lungs. The machine takes places of heart and lungs and sustains the functions of both normal. Blood is then cooled. Heart is paralyzed by use of cardiology so that surgery can be performed. Once the operation is done, the heart and machine is stopped so that heart can take over its work in the body again.
There are some problems which occur due to use of heart lung machine:
- Excess bleeding – requiring blood transfusion
- Brain problems like stroke
- Kidney dysfunction
- Increased chances of infection
- Increased hospital stay
- Increased cost
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Beating Heart Surgery: The heart lung machine is not used to perform the operation. The commonest operation done using this technique is bypass surgery.
Following are the advantages of Beating Heart Surgery
- No requirement of blood transfusion
- Up to 30% savings in cost over conventional bypass surgery
- Minimal stay in the ICU and in the hospital
- Minimized chances of infection
- Faster rate of recovery
Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
Valve substitution is preformed after stopping the heart. Small cuts are made in the chest to see the heart and perform the operation.
- Robotic Surgery: With the use of robots, bypass surgery can be done with incision as small as 3”.
- Removal of veins and arteries can be done through endoscopy.
Under their care you will know that you are in safe hands.
To receive an approximate idea of cost and other information regarding treatments, please contact us.
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