Cardiac Guides for International Patients in India
Choose from 22 detailed heart treatment guides, grouped by treatment area
Detailed planning guides for international patients considering heart treatment in India. Each guide explains the condition, the treatment options and how the right procedure is chosen, what recovery looks like, the likely cost and length of stay, travel and medical visa planning, and the follow-up you will need once you are back home. The guides are grouped by treatment area, from open-heart and valve surgery to minimally invasive procedures, rhythm devices and children’s heart surgery, so you can quickly find the one that matches your case.
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Heart Surgery and Valve Replacement Surgery 5 Guides
Cardiac Surgery for International Patients in India
Bypass, valve and aortic surgery, alternatives, recovery, cost, travel and long-term follow-up. The most important decision is not whether an operation can be performed through a smaller incision.
02 Master GuideHeart Valve Replacement Surgery for International Patients in India
Repair or replacement, mechanical or tissue valves, TAVR, recovery, anticoagulation, cost, travel and lifelong follow-up. Modern valve care includes conventional open surgery, minimally invasive surgical approaches and catheter-based therapies such as TAVR/TAVI and selected transcatheter mitral/tricuspid procedures.
03 Master GuideAortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Surgery for International Patients in India
When surgery is needed, tests and fitness, surgical AVR versus TAVI, mechanical versus tissue valves, combined aortic and coronary procedures, the operation and recovery, complications, anticoagulation, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
04 Master GuideMitral Valve Replacement (MVR) Surgery for International Patients in India
Whether the valve should be repaired or replaced, balloon valvotomy and TEER alternatives, mechanical versus tissue valves, atrial fibrillation and tricuspid disease, the operation and recovery, complications, anticoagulation, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
05 Master GuideDouble Valve Replacement (DVR) Surgery for International Patients in India
Whether both valves truly need replacing, repair options, mechanical versus tissue prostheses, tricuspid, atrial fibrillation, coronary and aortic procedures, the operation and recovery, complications, anticoagulation, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
Minimally Invasive and Interventional Cardiology Procedures 3 Guides
TAVI / TAVR Procedure for International Patients in India
Who is suitable for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, CT planning, TAVI versus surgery, valve platforms and access, the procedure, risks, lifetime planning, recovery, choosing your Heart Team, cost and follow-up at home
07 Master GuideMitraClip / Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) Procedure for International Patients in India
Primary versus secondary mitral regurgitation, who is suitable for a clip, TEE assessment of leaflet anatomy, the procedure, residual MR and gradient, complications, TEER versus surgery, choosing your Heart Team, cost and follow-up at home
08 Master GuidePTCA / Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting Procedure for International Patients in India
When angioplasty and stenting are appropriate, the tests that guide the decision, the procedure and complex lesions, antiplatelet therapy, recovery, choosing your hospital, cost and follow-up at home
Heart Failure Treatment & Transplant 3 Guides
Heart Failure Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
Medicines, devices, bypass and valve treatment, LVAD and transplant pathways, travel safety, cost and follow-up. Many patients improve substantially with modern guideline-directed medical therapy and correction of reversible causes.
10 Master GuideLeft Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation Surgery for International Patients in India
Who may be considered for an LVAD, bridge to transplant versus destination therapy, assessment and right-heart risk, the operation and recovery, complications, anticoagulation, living with the device, choosing your program, cost and follow-up at home
11 Master GuideHeart Transplant Surgery for International Patients in India
A Complete International Patient Guide to Candidacy, Waiting-List Rules, Donor Allocation, Transplant Surgery, Recovery, Cost and Lifelong Care, including causes, symptoms, evaluation, bridge options such as LVAD, rejection surveillance, immunosuppression, risks, week-by-week recovery, questions to ask and a quotation checklist
Heart Rhythm Devices & Pacemakers 3 Guides
Cardiac Pacemaker Treatment for International Patients in India
When a pacemaker is needed, choosing the right device, implantation, revision and extraction, travel, cost and long-term follow-up. Modern pacing includes conventional single- and dual-chamber systems, leadless pacemakers and physiologic pacing strategies such as His-bundle or left-bundle-area pacing.
13 Master GuideAICD Implantation Procedure for International Patients in India
Who needs an ICD, device types, records and tests, the day of implantation, shocks and rhythm care, complications and lead problems, remote monitoring and travel, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
14 Master GuideCRT-D Implantation Procedure for International Patients in India
Who benefits from resynchronization, records and tests, leads and the implantation procedure, response and optimization, complications, remote monitoring and travel, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
Aortic and Vascular Repair 2 Guides
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for International Patients in India
A Detailed Guide for International Patients Considering Minimally Invasive Repair of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: who may be suitable, why the CT angiogram decides the plan, the procedure, endoleaks and surveillance, recovery, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
16 Master GuideThoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Disease: conditions treated, CTA planning, the left subclavian artery and spinal-cord protection, the procedure, endoleaks and surveillance, recovery, choosing your team, cost and follow-up at home
Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 6 Guides
Paediatric Heart Surgery for International Patients in India
The complete family planning guide: congenital heart defects, catheter and surgical treatment, neonatal and staged care, recovery, cost, travel and lifelong follow-up. Many congenital heart defects can now be repaired completely; others are palliated to create the safest possible circulation.
18 Master GuideArterial Switch Operation (ASO) Surgery for International Patients in India
International Parent Guide to Neonatal Surgery for d-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA): what d-TGA is, how a newborn is stabilised, how the operation is done, recovery week by week, warning signs, travel, cost and lifelong follow-up
19 Master GuideAtrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Surgical and Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects: the types of ASD, who needs closure, device or surgery, recovery week by week, warning signs, travel, cost and follow-up
20 Master GuideVentricular Septal Defect (VSD) Closure Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Surgical and Selected Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects: the types of VSD, when to watch and when to close, surgery or device, recovery week by week, warning signs, travel, cost and follow-up
21 Master GuideAtrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) Repair Surgery for International Patients in India
International Parent Guide to Complete, Partial and Transitional AV Canal Repair: what AVSD is, the link with Down syndrome, timing of repair, how the operation is done, recovery week by week, warning signs, travel, cost and lifelong follow-up
22 Master GuideTetralogy of Fallot (TOF) Repair Surgery for International Patients in India
International Parent Guide to Complete Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: the four defects, tet spells, timing of repair, how the operation is done, recovery week by week, warning signs, travel, cost and lifelong follow-up