| Need an abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm | | | | circulation while the patient is on life support. There are |
| surgery in India that costs more than $200,000 in the | | | | two options for patients with aneurysms of the |
| U.S.? India is fast becoming the world's first choice | | | | descending thoracic aorta. If the aneurysm is larger |
| destination for healthcare services - especially cardiac | | | | than 6 centimeters, major surgery is done to replace |
| surgery. With rapidly expanding infrastructure, clinical | | | | the aorta with a fabric substitute. Endovascular |
| expertise and international standard implementation, it is | | | | stenting is a less invasive option. A stent is a tiny metal |
| servicing the healthcare needs, at reasonable costs, of | | | | or plastic tube that is used to hold an artery open. |
| international patients from around the | | | | Stents can be placed into the body without cutting the |
| world. | | | | chest. Instead, tiny, hollow tubes called catheters are |
| Among modern India's achievements is its really | | | | inserted into the groin area. The stent is passed |
| significant contribution to global healthcare delivery. It is | | | | through the catheter and into the area of the |
| now highly regarded worldwide as a quality provider of | | | | aneurysm. Not all patients with descending thoracic |
| medical talent and healthcare delivery. Its cost | | | | aneurysms are candidates for stenting, however. |
| advantage has made the country a leading contender | | | | |
| in the Health Traveler’s market. Cost of abdominal | | | | |
| or thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery in India is nearly 1 | | | | The combination of high quality, world class and |
| 5th to that of the west. | | | | affordable cost healthcare services is attracting a |
| A thoracic aortic aneurysm is a widening (bulging) of | | | | regular stream of foreign patients to India. The |
| part of the wall of the aorta, the body's largest artery. | | | | competence and skills of Indian doctors is |
| Treatment | | | | acknowledged and accepted internationally. Moreover |
| The treatment depends on the location of the | | | | the technological gap, between the west and our |
| aneurysm. For patients with aneurysms of the | | | | country, has narrowed considerably. Many MNC |
| ascending aorta or aortic arch, surgery to replace the | | | | medical equipment companies now prefer to launch |
| aorta is recommended if the aneurysm is larger than | | | | their high-end equipment here because of the sheer |
| 5-6 centimeters. The aorta is replaced with a fabric | | | | size and growth potential of the healthcare market. |
| substitute. This is major surgery that requires a | | | | With a large pool of highly trained doctors and low |
| heart-lung machine. If the aortic arch is involved, a | | | | cost treatments like abdominal or thoracic aortic |
| specialized technique called "circulatory arrest" may be | | | | aneurysm surgery in India, healthcare is replicating the |
| necessary. This involves a period without blood | | | | software sector's success. |