Heart Disease is the number one cause of untimely deaths in the world. Bad lifestyle choices is the main cause for cardiac disease. Fatty food, lack of exercise, stress, smoking and alcohol are bad for heart health. Genetics also plays an important role in heart disease. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common amongst the heart diseases. Another problem that is common is irregular heart beats, medically called arrhythmia. The treatment for slow heart rate or bradychardia is very successful in India through pacemaker insertion.
Other heart diseases include blockage in heart arteries, calcification or blockage in aortic or mitral valve, hole in the heart, increase in the heart size, reduced blood pumping etc. Patients with irregular heart rate, Cardiac or Heart Failure are also very commonly treated in India by the heart specialist through pacemaker and ICD devices.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or Implantation (TAVR/TAVI) is a minimally invasive procedure in India for replacement of a blocked or calcified aortic heart valve. TAVI/TAVR procedure in India is done in a Cath Lab similar to an angiography. TAVI/TAVR procedure in India is mostly done in patients who are not fit for an open heart valve replacement surgery or are considered to be high risk cases for an open heart surgery.
In a TAVI/TAVR Procedure in India the hospital stay is very less and procedure is less risky as compared to open heart surgery for aortic valve replacement surgery. TAVI or TAVR procedure in India is best for patients having long standing lung or kidney disease which makes them unfit for an open heart valve replacement surgery in India.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in India has now become a very common procedure due to its high success rates as well as faster recovery. Cost of TAVI or TAVR procedure in India ranges between USD 4800 to USD 6800 depending upon case to case and hospital to hospital. Most of the interventional cardiologist in India are trained in performing TAVI or TVR procedure. However, when it comes to best doctors Dr Sanjat Chiwane, Dr Sanjeev Chaudhary and Dr MS Sandhu can be considered as the best exponents for TAVI or TAVR procedure in India.
Return airfare to India from most of the countries of the world are in the range of USD 1000 - 1500. 3 star hotels are available for less than USD 100 for two people per day. The cost of food and local travel is also less than USD 50 for two persons for each day of stay in the country.