| Blood is pumped through our heart in only one | | | | time. Because blood tends to stick to mechanical |
| direction. Heart valves play a key role in this | | | | valves and create blood clots, patients with these |
| one-way blood flow, opening and closing with each | | | | valves will need to take blood-thinning medicines |
| heartbeat. Pressure changes on either side of the | | | | for the rest of their lives and biological valves, |
| valves cause them to open their flap-like "doors" | | | | which are made from animal tissue (called a |
| at just the right time, and then close tightly to | | | | xenograft) or taken from the human tissue of a |
| prevent a backflow. If valve damage is mild, | | | | donated heart (called an allograft or homograft). |
| doctors may be able to treat it with medicines | | | | Sometimes, a patient's own tissue can be used |
| but if damage to the valve is severe, surgery to | | | | for valve replacement (called an autograft). |
| replace the valve may be needed. India is proud | | | | Patients with biological valves usually do not need |
| to offer access to state of the art heart valve | | | | to take blood-thinning medicines. These valves are |
| replacement surgery and at low cost. The | | | | not as strong as mechanical valves, though, and |
| expertise of Indian heart hospital of Mumbai and | | | | they may need to be replaced every 10 years or |
| Bangalore is among the best in the world in the | | | | so. Biological valves break down even faster in |
| field of cardiology. All equipments used for heart | | | | children and young adults, so these valves are |
| valve replacement surgery in India are state of | | | | used most often in elderly patients. |
| the art and the best and most modern cardiac | | | | Hospital in India at Mumbai and Bangalore are |
| surgery equipment and techniques are used. A | | | | leading heart hospitals having wide range of |
| large group of experienced adult & pediatric | | | | services available for overseas patients with a |
| cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiac | | | | dedicated international department and serviced |
| anesthesiologists and cardiac rehabilitation | | | | apartments for those who require them. Heart |
| physicians provide heart valve replacement | | | | valve replacement surgery in India is provided at |
| surgery in India who had their subspecialty training | | | | dedicated heart centre which brings together the |
| and working experiences from oversea including | | | | finest Indian and internationally trained medical |
| the US, Australia and Japan. | | | | professionals coupled with world class technology |
| Severe valve damage means that the valve will | | | | and top of the range facilities. India has gained a |
| need to be replaced. Heart valve replacement | | | | repute of being one of the famous destination |
| surgery is most often used to treat aortic valves | | | | which offers medical tourism. It is considered a |
| and severely damaged mitral valves. Heart valve | | | | popular medical tourism destination because there |
| replacement surgery in India is a popular solution | | | | is abundant availability of medical skills, high quality |
| to get rid damaged valves in clinical, yet safe, | | | | operation theaters, short waiting times and low |
| friendly, and relaxing manner with assurance to | | | | costs. Medical tourism in India offers western level |
| get the best possible result. It is also used to | | | | medical care at a fraction of the US cost. Highest |
| treat any valve disease that is life-threatening. | | | | quality of care & mind boggling cost savings |
| Sometimes, more than one valve may be | | | | are key factors attracting massive number of |
| damaged in the heart, so patients may need | | | | foreign patients to India. Any person without top |
| more than one replacement. There are two kinds | | | | of the line health insurance, or limited access to |
| of valves used for heart valve replacement | | | | elective modalities & procedures, could easily |
| surgery; mechanical valves are usually made from | | | | pay for a 3 week luxury Indian vacation with |
| materials such as plastic, carbon, or metal. | | | | planned elective surgery and rehabilitation |
| Mechanical valves are strong, and they last a long | | | | procedure offered by medical tourism in India. |