Any surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart directly is called open-heart surgery and is an operation that understandably worries most patients.
Getting the Best Care
It is a traumatic operation and most patients want the best possible treatments they can get above all else.
You can however get heart surgery at an affordable cost as well as enjoying some of the best cardiac care in the world.
Heart Surgery Costs
Open-heart surgery costs in India are low compared to the west. In fact, in many instances they are only a tenth of the cost for the same treatments at comparable hospitals in Europe and the USA.
Heart surgery can cost as much as £30,000 in the UK and up to $60,000 in the USA, depending on the nature of the operation. In India’s best hospitals however, it could cost between $3,000 and $10,000 for the same surgery.
98.5% Success Rate
While cost is a consideration; it is the quality of heart surgery that is the most important factor for most patients.
The success rates in India’s top hospitals for heart surgery are an average of 98.50% - which is on par with the leading cardiac centers of the world.
India - A World Leader for Quality and Cost
As the quality of care and cost is so competitive, more and more people from around the world are choosing India for their heart surgery and a wide variety of other medical treatments. Below are a few examples of how India is becoming a world leader in heart surgery and cardiac care:
Analysts say that as many as 200,000 medical tourists went to India last year. Some industry analysts actually believe the number is far higher, as 70,000 people came for medical treatment from the Middle East alone.
A study in 2004 by the Confederation of Indian Industry, or CII, and international management consultancy McKinsey & Co. concluded medical tourism could earn India $2 billion a year by 2012.
The Indian government predicts that India’s $17 billion a year health-care industry could grow 13% in each of the next six years, boosted by medical tourism, which industry analysts conclude is growing at 30% annually.