Apollo Heart Institute

Apollo Heart Institute provides comprehensive tertiary level cardiac care for patients with a “Human Touch”. It has state–of –the –art equipment comparable to any of the International Hospitals, adept heart specialists with widely acclaimed Clinical and International skills making it the one of the best heart hospitals in Hyderabad. The Institute is well equipped to perform a wide range of surgical procedures including cardiac bypass surgery, valve replacement surgery, heart transplantation, minimally invasive surgeries, coronary-angiography, heart valve surgery and surgeries for paediatric and adult cardiac conditions

The institute has performed angioplasty and stenting using drug eluting cipher stent in 2002, Trans Radial Angioplasty and stenting in 1994 in Asia Pacific, Trans-Ulnar Angiogram and Angioplasty in the world in 2005 (with the largest number of cases till date) & developing Mitral Commissurotome. The Institute is well known for its research work and academics. Pioneering in a spectrum of treatment options in interventional cardiology, non-invasive cardiology, electrophysiology and paediatric cardiology, Apollo Heart Institute has established itself as the best heart hospital in Hyderabad.

The Cardiothoracic and vascular unit at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad is the first to use Mammary artery grafts in the state of Andhra Pradesh, thoraco–scopic PDA ligation in South India, Arterial Switch, the highest number of stentless valves, first Mechanical U – Clip in South India, proximity aortic connector and octopus in India. Apart from cardiac surgeries performed by some of the best cardiologists in Hyderabad, the unit performs lung, thoracic, esophagus, trachea & thoracic wall reconstruction and thoracic traumas. Media sternal tumors, myasthenia’s, vascular surgery including aortic aneurisms, peripheral vascular surgeries are also performed by the unit. The unit was recognized for its best results by the India Today Magazine.

The dedicated pediatric cardiology centre offers treatment for heart diseases for many complicated cases involving premature babies and infants. Some surgery techniques like Permembranous VSD Device Closure, uni–focalization in children with VSD pulmonary atresia, single stage correction, Arterial switch operation in children with TGA – transposition of great arteries and Valvoplasties in newborn are performed by the pediatric cardiac and cardiothoracic team.

The Heart Institute offers round-the-clock Cardiac Emergencies, Preventive and Rehabilitation Heart Care, whole gamut of latest Surgical and non-surgical procedures with a success rate of 98.5% on par with the best in the world.