Mitral stenosis and insufficiency
Aortic stenosis
and insufficiency
Aortic disease
Congestive heart
failure
Atrial fibrillation
and flutter
Coronary artery
disease
Hypercholesterolemia
and risk factor modification
Heart disease
symptoms including angina, shortness of breath and palpitations.
Vascular disease
Indian Cardiologists have pioneered Coronary Artery Stenting. They are experts
in techniques including Percutaneous Transluminal Septal Myocardial Ablation.
PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY:
Paediatric Cardiology deals with heart conditions in babies (including unborn
babies), children and adolescents. Structural, functional, and rhythm-related
problems of the heart are dealt with by this Department.
Congenital heart defects - heart defect present at birth are the most common
in heart conditions in children.
Cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, anesthesiologists and other specialists
work closely together to care for such patients.
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY:
Each year, India Surgery Tour represented hospitals' Cardiothoracic Surgery
departments care for thousands of patients, young and old, who require virtually
every type of heart surgery including heart bypass surgery; elective or emergency
surgery for aortic aneurysm, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias (such as
atrial fibrillation), heart failure, Marfan syndrome, and other less common
conditions; and heart valve surgery for heart disease (such as mitral regurgitation
or aortic stenosis). Surgeons work with the newest surgical techniques, equipment
and devices.
The mortality rate is less than 1%. The patient on whom the first heart
transplant was performed 9 years ago, is still well today.
The depth and breadth of experience in dealing a wide variety of cases allows
Surgeons to handle more complex operations with success rates at par with
the best centres. The entire gamut of cardiac surgery - from surgery on a
2 day-old infant to pacemaker implantation in a 97 year-old has been successfully
undertaken .
Cardiothoracic Surgery offers contemporary techniques including off-pump bypass.
Over 98% of the surgeries are "beating heart" which offer patients
faster post-operative recovery and extract less of a toll on their systems.
Beating-heart surgery allows the patient to forego cardiopulmonary support.
The precise area of operation is stilled with high-tech stabilizing devices.
The team regularly performs surgeries like valve repair, replacement, and
combined surgical procedures using tissue valves and mechanical valves.
The surgery is supported by a well-equipped third generation Cardiac Catheterisation
Lab, Critical Care Units and Intensive Care Units.
PAEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY:
A wide variety of pediatric cardiac surgical procedures have been done including
operations on simple congenital lesions such as atrial septal defect, ventricular
septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctations of aorta and Tetralogy
of Fallot corrections and more complex procedures such as Glenn and Fontan
procedures and Sennings and arterial switches. Patients with atrial septal
defects and patent ductus arteriosus are evaluated and assessed for closure
by device thereby avoiding surgery. When surgery is considered for atrial
septal defect, the option is given to the patient to have the operation through
a thoracotomy thereby avoiding a midline sternotomy.
indiasurgerytour.com represented hospitals have several senior cardiologists
who are experienced at handling infants with congenital heart disease. They
are backed by a well-equipped catheterization unit and echocardiography department
besides a 30 bed CCU and ICU. In support, there are several senior anaesthetists
and perfusionists and postoperative care is reinforced by excellent nursing
staff.
CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING:
Obtaining and interpreting images of the heart is critical to the successful
management of any cardiac disorder. The Cardiovascular imaging physicians
are experts in the treatment and long-term management of many types of heart
conditions including:
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Anomalous coronary artery anatomy |
Marfan syndrome |
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Aortic aneurysm |
Mitral valve prolapse |
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Aortic stenosis |
Pericarditis |
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Cardiac tumors |
Preclinical coronary artery disease |
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Chronic coronary artery disease |
Radiation heart disease |
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Diastolic dysfunction |
Rheumatic heart disease |
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Heart valve disease |
Other less common types of heart disease |
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) |
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Imaging
specialists utilize the following diagnostic studies to diagnose heart disease,
plan optimal care for patients, and help ensure treatment is complete. They
also use these diagnostic studies to minimize complications during many types
of catheter-based procedures and heart surgery.
Echocardiography, including Doppler and
3-D is used to assess the overall function of the heart, determine the presence
of many types of heart disease, follow the progress of valve disease and evaluate
the effectiveness of medical or surgical treatment.
Stress echocardiography uses exercise
or medication to make the heart work harder than when at rest. This helps
us obtain more detailed pictures of the heart and how well or poorly it is
functioning.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
is used during surgery of the coronary arteries, valves or aorta. TEE is also
done to evaluate whether a patient who has atrial fibrillation is at high
risk for stroke. The procedure can show the presence of any blood clots in
the heart (which have the potential to travel into the bloodstream and cause
a stroke.
Intracardiac echo is valuable during electrophysiology and other catheter-based
procedures to assist the cardiologist in visualizing the heart's structures
and minimizing complications.
Nuclear imaging studies are used to diagnose
various heart conditions. Specialists use Multigated Acquisition Scan (MUGA)m
positron emission tomography (PET) and sestamibi exercise stress testing to
find out more about the structure and function of the heart.
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CT Angiography)
is used as a noninvasive method for detecting blockages in the coronary arteries.
64- slice CT Angio system is used accurately detect any significant narrowing
of the major coronary arteries and non-invasively detect "soft plaque,"
or fatty matter that may lead to future problems if lifestyle changes or medical
treatment are not initiated. It is also used to determine the conditions of
the stents and bypass surgery grafts of patients who have had angioplasties
or CABG.
Heart failure management programme:
The heart failure programme is established for the care of people with heart
failure, also called congestive heart failure or ventricular dysfunction.
The programme provides a single location where cardiologists, cardiac surgeons,
and clinicians work together toward the common goal of treating diseases such
as cardiomyopathy and ischemic coronary disease and controlling congestive
heart failure symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fluid retention, and
swelling.
There is a Centre for Advanced Heart & Lung disease which provides comprehensive
evaluation and risk stratification of PTST Congenital heart failure. An CPET
(Cardiopulmonary exercise test) is available, which is a non-invasive investigation,
which allows prognosticating in heart failure.
A pulmonary hypertension clinic is being developed which includes evaluation
simultaneously by a Pulminologist, Cardiologist and surgeon with an interest
in pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy.
Paediatric
Cardiaology:
indiasurgerytour.com represented hospitals have one of the most advanced and
specialised Paediatric Cardiology departments in the world.
Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery deals with heart conditions in
babies (including unborn babies), children and adolescents. Structural, functional,
and rhythm-related problems of the heart are dealt with by this department.
Congenital heart defects - heart defects present at birth - are the most common
of all heart conditions in children. In India, there are 44,000 live births
every day. Out of these, 400 children are born with heart disease. About 8
of these 400 children are lucky enough to undergo treatment for correction
of heart defects. The rest of the 392 children go untreated.
The Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery unit at indiasurgerytour.com
represented hospitals are especially renowned for providing the best cardiac
care to children.
The team at this unit is driven by deep knowledge and commitment. It is dedicated
to research and developing techniques that challenge the best the world has
to offer in Paediatric Cardiology.
