Medical specialty

Cardiac Sciences

The medical field focused on heart health — diagnosing and treating conditions like coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias through cardiology and cardiac surgery.

Overview

About Cardiac Sciences

Cardiac sciences is a medical field focused on heart health, including the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases like coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias. It covers specialties like cardiology and heart surgery and uses tools like EKGs, echocardiograms, and cardiac catheterization. Treatments range from lifestyle changes and medications to procedures like angioplasty and bypass surgery, all aimed at improving heart health and quality of life.

Procedures

Procedures & recovery

Typical procedures, with realistic timelines. Actuals depend on your case and are confirmed after a review of your reports.

Heart Bypass Surgery

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 6-8 days
Post-discharge stay: 2 weeks
Resume work: 2-3 months
Recurrence: 20-30%
Risk: Mild

Tetralogy Of Fallot (TOF)

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-5 hrs
Hospital stay: 10-14 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 2-3 months
Recurrence: 10-15% (Recheck)
Risk: High

Heart Transplant

Type: Surgical
Duration: 4-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 2-3 weeks
Post-discharge stay: 1-2 months
Resume work: 2-3 months
Risk: High

Coronary Artery Angiography

Type: Diagnostic
Duration: 0.5-1 hrs
Hospital stay: 0-1 day
Resume work: 1-3 days
Risk: Low

Fontan Procedure

Type: Surgical
Duration: 4-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-14 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 2-3 months
Recurrence: 20-30%
Risk: Moderate to High

Bentall Surgery

Type: Surgical
Duration: 4-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-10 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 2-3 months
Recurrence: Less than 5%
Risk: High

VSD Closure

Type: Surgical
Duration: 2-5 hrs
Hospital stay: 5-7 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 4-6 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 5%
Risk: Low to Moderate

VSD Closure Pediatric

Type: Surgical or Min. Invasive
Duration: 2-5 hrs
Hospital stay: 5-7 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 4-6 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 5%
Risk: Low to Moderate

ASD Closure

Type: Surgical/Min. invasive
Duration: 1-3 hrs
Hospital stay: 2-5 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 3-4 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 1%
Risk: Low to Moderate

ASD Closure Pediatric

Type: Surgical or Min. Invasive
Duration: 1-3 hrs
Hospital stay: 2-5 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 3-4 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 1%
Risk: Low to Moderate

MVR (Mitral Valve Replacement)

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-5 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-10 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 6-8 weeks
Recurrence: 5-10%
Risk: Moderate to High

DVR (Double Valve Replacement)

Type: Surgical
Duration: 4-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-10 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 6-8 weeks
Recurrence: 10-15%
Risk: High

AVR (Aortic Valve Replacement)

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-5 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-10 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 6-8 weeks
Recurrence: 5-10%
Risk: Moderate to High

PA Banding

Type: Surgical
Duration: 2-3 hrs
Hospital stay: 5-7 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 4-6 weeks
Recurrence: 10-15%
Risk: Moderate

Arterial Switch Operation

Type: Surgical
Duration: 6-8 hrs
Hospital stay: 10-14 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 2-3 months
Recurrence: Less than 5%
Risk: High

PPI - Permanent Pacemaker Implant

Type: Min. Invasive
Duration: 1-2 hrs
Hospital stay: 1-2 days
Post-discharge stay: 1-2 weeks
Resume work: 1-2 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 5%
Risk: Low to Moderate

Open Heart Surgery

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-10 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 6-8 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 10%
Risk: Moderate to High

BD Shunt

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-4 hrs
Hospital stay: 5-7 days
Post-discharge stay: 2-4 weeks
Resume work: 4-6 weeks
Recurrence: Less than 10%
Risk: Moderate

CABG

Type: Surgical
Duration: 3-6 hrs
Hospital stay: 7-10 days
Post-discharge stay: 4-6 weeks
Resume work: 6-8 weeks
Recurrence: 10-20%
Risk: Moderate to High

EPS & RFA

Type: Min. Invasive
Duration: 2-4 hrs
Hospital stay: 0-1 day
Post-discharge stay: 1-2 weeks
Resume work: 1-2 weeks
Recurrence: 5-10%
Risk: Low to Moderate

Angioplasty (PTCA)

Type: Min. Invasive
Duration: 1-2 hrs
Hospital stay: 0-1 day
Post-discharge stay: 1-2 weeks
Resume work: 1-2 weeks
Recurrence: 10-20%
Risk: Low to Moderate

Rotablation

Type: Min. Invasive
Duration: 1-2 hrs
Hospital stay: 1-2 days
Post-discharge stay: 1-2 weeks
Resume work: 1-2 weeks
Recurrence: 10-20%
Risk: Low to Moderate

Durations and recovery times are indicative, confirmed per patient after review.

Network

Where this is treated

The accredited partner hospitals in our network equipped for this care.

Mumbai

Asian Heart Institute

One of India's leading heart hospitals, located in Mumbai and known for world-class cardiac care, ethical medical practices, and outstanding success rates.

JCINABH

450,000+Patients treated

99.83%Heart surgery success rate

55,000+Angiographies & angioplasties

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)Valve Repair and ReplacementMinimally Invasive Cardiac SurgeryPediatric Cardiac Surgery

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Mumbai

Fortis Hospital Mulund

A renowned quaternary care hospital in Mumbai offering world-class treatment across cardiac sciences, organ transplants, oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics, and gastroenterology.

JCINABH

400+Beds

108ICU beds

7 times consecutivelyJCI accreditations

Cardiac SciencesOrgan TransplantsNeurosciencesOncology

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