Angioplasty is a procedure that is performed to open up the blocked or narrowed arteries of the heart. The purpose of the surgery is to improve the flow of blood to the cardiac muscles. The commonest condition narrowing the arteries of the heart is atherosclerosis where a plaque (PLAK) builds up in the vessel and narrows it, thereby reducing the flow of blood in the heart muscle. This narrowing can lead to heart attack and arrhythmia. Angioplasty opens up the block either by pressing the plaque through a balloon which is then taken out or a stent that is placed permanently in the artery. Although the procedure is simple, the cost of the procedure and waiting period for the surgery are the major bottlenecks for millions of patients requiring angioplasty in the western world.
For patients waiting for angioplasties India offers a sigh of relief. The dedicated cardiac centres spread across the major cities of India have excelled in performing angioplasties. The results of these surgeries have been at at par or better than western world hospitals. The main strong points of India are the low costs of angioplasties (60-70% lower than US), no waiting period and availability of alternative medicines to keep your heart strong and healthy. These all have attracted medical tourists to Indian hospitals from across the world. The hospitals realizing the needs of the medical tourists have improved their infrastructure and services so as to provide world class services to esteemed medical tourists. In addition to infrastructure the hospitals have upped the quality of manpower highly trained medical professionals (many from US institutes), English speaking staff, JCI accredited treatment policies and translator services. A patient who underwent angioplasty in India said “The treatment services and the hospitality I received during my angioplasty was fabulous I wouldn’t have got such royal treatment even in US. I was waiting for long for treatment at my home, but it took me only 3 weeks to search for options and return back to US after treatment”.
In addition to treatment the medical tourists also need to search for accommodation, travel services and airport pick up and drop. Here the medical tourism facilitators come in, these are the companies that have tied up with best institutes of India, and offer you all services that you would require right from landing to flying back to home. The major advantages of medical tourism facilitators are
a. You are sure of the treatment quality
b. They offer all services thus you save on time and money that you would have spent on searching different service companies
c. They provide comprehensive post treatment follow up and care after you return back to your home.
Thus India offers a complete and comprehensive high quality options for patients requiring angioplasty. In order to receive more information regarding angioplasty in India please write to us at info@firstcareindia.com or register at http://firstcareindia.com/
