When a heart valve does not open fully (stenosis) or does not close properly (regurgitation), the heart works harder. Treatment ranges from monitoring to valve repair or replacement, and for some patients catheter-based valve procedures.
What treatment options may your specialist discuss?
- Surgical valve repair
- Mechanical or tissue valve replacement
- Catheter-based valve procedures where the team judges them suitable
What does the trip look like, stage by stage?
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Before you travel
We share your echocardiogram and cardiology notes with suitable accredited hospitals, return their written opinions and estimates, and — once you choose — arrange the hospital letter for your e-Medical visa and up to two attendant visas.
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Arrival and assessment
Airport pickup, check-in near the hospital and your first consultation. The specialist team reviews your reports in person and orders any repeat tests they need before confirming the plan.
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Procedure
Valve repair or replacement by the cardiac surgical team.
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Hospital recovery
Intensive-care monitoring, then the ward. Anticoagulation planning if a mechanical valve is used.
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Recovery stay nearby
Follow-up echocardiography and medicine adjustment before you are cleared to fly.
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Fitness to fly and home
A final review, your discharge summary, medicines and written follow-up plan. We arrange the return journey and the first teleconsultation with your treating team.
About timelines
We do not publish how many days each stage takes. That depends on your condition, your treatment and how you recover, and it is decided by your treating specialist — who sets it out in writing before you travel.
Questions patients ask
What are the treatment options for heart valve disease in India?
Specialists in India may discuss: Surgical valve repair; Mechanical or tissue valve replacement; Catheter-based valve procedures where the team judges them suitable. Which one suits you is a decision for your treating specialist after reviewing your reports.
Where in India is heart valve disease treated?
Accredited hospitals with cardiac care programmes are concentrated in Delhi NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Jaipur. We suggest hospitals based on your case, not a fixed list.
How long will I need to stay in India?
That depends on your condition, your treatment and how you recover. Your treating specialist sets it out in writing before you travel, so you can plan your visa, attendant and stay around it.
How do I start?
Send a short summary through the free case review. We reply with the reports the specialists need and a secure way to share them, then return written opinions and estimates from suitable accredited hospitals.
Planning the trip: read the India medical visa guide and how we verify hospitals.