What are the different types of cardiac surgeries or cardiovascular & thoracic surgeries that we perform at Gleneagles Global Health City?

Cardiac Diseases require proficient diagnosis and advanced patient care for the most optimum results. At Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai of Cardiology works tirelessly to deliver the most extensive cardiac care and deliver the best results. There is constant advocacy to adopt a healthy lifestyle – which is key to good cardiac health. Professionals in the department of Cardiology provide a complete set of surgical interventions to treat all heart-related diseases.

Angioplasty: It is a procedure to restore blood flow through the artery.

Cardiac Pacemaker: It is a small device that is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms.

Defibrillator: It is a device that restores a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart.

ICD: It is a device implantable inside the body to perform cardioversion, defibrillation, and pacing of the heart.

Thrombolysis: It is a treatment to dissolve dangerous clots in blood vessels, improve blood flow, and prevent damage to tissues and organs.

Cardiac Stem Cells Therapy: This treatment is to transplant enough cells into the myocardium at the site of injury or infarction to maximize restoration of function.

Coronary artery bypass graft: This is a surgery to reestablish sufficient blood flow to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. Read more

Left ventricular assist device implant (LVAD): It is an electromechanical device for assisting cardiac circulation. Read more

Heart & lung transplant: It is a major operation to replace a person’s diseased heart and lungs with those from a donor.

Heart valve repair & replacement: This surgery takes place when valves are damaged or diseased and do not work the way they should they may need to be repaired or replaced. Read more

Complex correction of congenital heart disease: It fixes or treats a heart defect that a child is born with. Read more

Re-operative cardiac surgery: It’s a repeat or redo heart surgery that helps the heart beat more efficiently can greatly increase the quality of life.

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: It is a heart surgery performed through several small incisions instead of the traditional open-heart surgery. Read more