Best Valve Replacement Doctors in Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital Mumbai

Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) is a surgical procedure in which the failing aortic valve of a patient's heart is replaced with an artificial heart valve.

 




Aortic Valve Replacement may be done through -

• Traditional open-heart surgery involves a cut in the chest.
• Minimally invasive methods involve smaller incisions in the chest or a catheter inserted in the leg or chest.

 




The cost of Aortic Valve Replacemnet includes:

• Preoperative diagnostic tests cost [blood tests, a chest X-ray, an echocardiogram (ECG) and an electrocardiogram (EKG)]. 
• Surgery cost (cost is different for different types of the valve)
• Type of Valve (2 variables are available - Mechanical valve and Tissue Valve) Post-Operative cost (depends on the number of follow-up sessions)
• Medicine cost (blood thinners, antibiotics, etc.)

• One of the topmost cardiology hospital in India with well-armed cardiology unit to perform surgeries including vascular surgeries, aortic root surgeries, left ventricular reconstruction, repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture, primary cardiac tumors, acute mitral valve regurgitation etc.

• The team is highly skilled and experienced to access the cardiac conditions by non-invasive procedures such as Dimensional Echocardiography With Colour Doppler Studies With Added 3D Echocardiography Facilities, Transesophageal Echocardiography Including 3D Tee, Study For Cardiac Dys-Synchrony, Loop recorder and many more.

• There is a separate unit for pediatric patients having specialized pediatric cardiac surgeons who are experts in performing pediatric heart defect operations, congenital heart defects, pediatric open heart surgeries etc.

• One of the leading cardiologists, Dr. Sahil Shirodkar is one of the cardiologists at the hospital with more than 11 years of experience.

• Dr. Shirodkar is known for doing research on the effect of early thrombolysis in the clinical outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction.

The doctors we list are highly sought after by patients.

We consider experience, designation, patient feedback, hospital reputation and our own experience of working with them amongst many factors in creating the list.