http://www.artemishospital.in/cardiovascular-hospital-india.php Artemis houses one of the most advanced cardiac care facilities in the country, the Artemis Cardiovascular Institute. The Artemis Cardiac Surgery Hospital is a super-speciality, research-based cardiac facility, fully equipped to treat patients experiencing complex disorders of the heart, blood vessels, and circulation. Developed as a world-class facility, the centre is manned by physicians and medical staff trained at some of the finest hospitals around the world. The centre has sophisticated infrastructure and facilities such as the recently introduced, first-of-its-kind Endovascular Operating Suite in India. This combines an operating room with an angiogram suite and facilitates the latest minimally invasive cardiovascular operations, including thoracic and abdominal stent grafts. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/angiography-surgery-hospital.php Angiography is a procedure performed to view blood vessels after injecting them with a radioopaque dye that outlines them on x-ray. Angiography can be used to look at arteries in many areas of the body, including the brain, neck (carotids), heart, aorta, chest, pulmonary circuit, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and limbs. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/angioplasty-surgery-hospital.php The need of angioplasty is decided based on symptoms, results of stress test (if performed) and most importantly, by finding of significant blockages / narrowing in your coronary arteries by angiography. The choice between angioplasty or bypass surgery for treatment of such blockages is made on the basis of type of blockages in your coronary arteries. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/cardiac-surgery-hospital.php Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart and/or great vessels performed by a cardiac surgeon. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of Ischaemic heart disease (for example, coronary artery bypass grafting), correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease created by various causes including endocarditis. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/bypass-surgery-bypass-heart-surgery.php Bypass surgery is a type of heart surgery. This surgery improves the blood flow to your heart by creating a new route or “bypass”, around a section of your blocked artery. In this procedure, a section of vein from the leg, or an artery from your chest or forearm is used. This restores the blood flow to your heart muscle. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/aneurysm-symptom-aneurysm-surgery.php An aneurysmis an abnormal bulge or “ballooning” in the wall of your artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen – rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. An aneurysm that grows and becomes large can burst, causing dangerous, often fatal, bleeding inside your body. A dissection occurs when due to an increased pressure of blood, the inner layer of an artery’s wall splits open. Most aneurysms and dissections occur in the aorta. The aorta is the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The aorta comes out from the left ventricle of the heart and travels through the chest and abdomen. The left ventricle is the main chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood into the body. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/coronary-artery-bypass-graft.html Coronary Artery Bypass Graft or Bypass Surgery is a surgical procedure performed when the blood is unable to flow easily through the arteries of the heart. This surgery helps to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease.In a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, arteries or veins from elsewhere in the patient's body are grafted to the coronary arteries to reroute, or "bypass," blood around clogged arteries to improve blood flow and oxygen to the heart. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft is usually performed with the heart stopped. Surgeons use the assistance of the heart-lung machine along with medications to stop the heart so the bypass can be performed on a motionless field. The heart-lung machine is referred to as a "Pump" because it continues to mechanically pump oxygen and nutrients to the body during the surgery. A Coronary Artery Bypass Graft usually takes from three to five hours. In some cases, the surgeon can perform this operation while your heart is still beating. This is called "off-pump" coronary bypass surgery. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/cad-coronary-artery-disease-cad-Coronary-artery-disease-hospital.php Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) occurs when the arteries that supply blood to your heart muscle (the coronary arteries) become hardened and narrowed. The arteries harden and get narrow due to the build up of a material called ‘plaque’, which is deposition of cholesterol/fat on their inner walls. As the inside of your coronary arteries get narrower, less blood can flow through them. Eventually, blood flow to your heart muscle gets reduced, and because blood carries much – needed oxygen, your heart muscle is not able to receive the amount of oxygen it needs. Reduced or cut off blood flow and oxygen supply to your heart muscle may lead to problem. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/valve-replacement-surgery.php Balloon Valvotomy is a non-surgical procedure performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. A thin flexible tube is inserted through an artery in the groin or arm and threaded into the heart. When the tube reaches the narrowed mitral valve, a balloon device located on the tip of the catheter is quickly inflated. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/atrial-septal-defect-closure.php An Atrial Septal Defect or ASD is an opening between the upper two chambers of the heart, known as the right atrium and the left atrium. Atrial Septal Defect is a congenital heart defect. It permits mixing of deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the body (right atrium) and freshly oxygenated blood coming from the lungs (left atrium). Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/ventricular-septal-defect.php Ventricular Septal Defect is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart. The hole may be as small as a pinpoint, or as large as the space where the entire septum should be (i.e., the total absence of the septum). This abnormality usually develops before birth and is found most often in infants. Although larger Ventricular Septal Defects are more dangerous than smaller ones, most physicians agree that all Venticular Septal Defects that do not close on their own, should be treated, no matter how small they are. This is because even small VSDs carry a risk of the formation of blood clots that may be carried to the brain and cause a stroke. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/patent-ductus-arteriosus.php Patent Ductus Arteriosus, or PDA, is a congenital heart condition in which there is an irregular transmission of blood between two of the most important arteries in close proximity to the heart. Although the ductus arteriosus normally seals off within a few days, in PDA, the newborn's ductus arteriosus does not close, but remains patent. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/icd-implantation-hospital.php The process of ICD Implantation is similar to implantation of a pacemaker. Similar to pacemakers, these devices typically include electrode wire/s which pass through a vein to the right chambers of the heart, usually being lodged in the apex of the right ventricle. The difference is that pacemakers are more often temporary and generally designed to consistently correct bradycardia, while ICDs are often permanent safeguards against sudden abnormalities. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT http://artemishospital.in/pacemaker-implantation-surgery.php A Pacemaker is a medical device which uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart. The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an adequate heart rate, either because the heart's native pacemaker is not fast enough, or there is a block in the heart's electrical conduction system.The Pacemaker is implanted in the body, usually below the collarbone, where it monitors the heart rhythm and triggers an electrical impulse if the heart is beating too slowly. A pacemaker is composed of a small titanium encased pulse generator that contains a lithium battery and electrical circuitry attached to one, two, or three leads (wires) that are inserted into the heart. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT