Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Artery Banding in India
90 cardiovascular surgery hospitals in our India network are listed, across 5 cities (Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai), accredited by JCI, NABH, ISO, NABL, with 51,822 beds combined.
This page lists the cardiovascular surgery hospitals in our directory offering Pulmonary Artery Banding in India, including Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital, Apollo Hospitals, Medanta - The Medicity, Artemis Hospital and others. Hospitals are listed across Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.
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Top Hospitals for Pulmonary Artery Banding in India
🇮🇳 Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Apollo Hospitals's care team in New Delhi, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospitals, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Medanta - The Medicity
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Medanta - The Medicity's care team in Gurgaon, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Medanta - The Medicity, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Artemis Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Artemis Hospital's care team in Gurgaon, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Artemis Hospital, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Fortis Memorial Research Institute's care team in Gurgaon, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Fortis Memorial Research Institute, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Tata Memorial Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Tata Memorial Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Tata Memorial Hospital, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Max Super Specialty Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Max Super Specialty Hospital's care team in New Delhi, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Max Super Specialty Hospital, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Narayana Health
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Narayana Health's care team in Bengaluru, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Narayana Health, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
🇮🇳 Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City
Patients considering pulmonary artery banding can be cared for by Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City's care team in Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing pulmonary artery banding.
Top Cardiovascular Surgeons in India
FeaturedDr. Naresh Trehan
- 40+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon
- Executive Director of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Off-Pump CABG (OPCAB)
- Mitral Valve Repair & Replacement
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Double & Triple Valve Surgery
Dr. Devi Shetty
- 38+ years of experience in Cardiac Surgeon
- Chairman & Founder, Narayana Health, Bengaluru
- Chief Cardiac Surgeon, B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre, Kolkata
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Repair
- Mitral Valve Repair
Dr. Z S Meharwal
- 30+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Executive Director & HOD – Cardiac Surgery / Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
- Programme Director, DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Off-Pump CABG (OPCAB)
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)
- Mitral Valve Repair & Replacement
- Aortic Valve Replacement
Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan
- 20+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Director – Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
- Director and Chief CTVS, Max Hospital Patparganj, New Delhi
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)
- Total Arterial Beating Heart CABG
- Off-Pump CABG (OPCAB)
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacement (Open and Minimally Invasive)
Dr. Shiv Choudhary
- 32+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon
- Executive Director — Adult Cardiac & Vascular Surgery; Director — Aorta Centre, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi
- Head of Department — Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Bentall's Procedure
- Aortic Arch Replacement
- Pulmonary Endarterectomy
- Complex Aneurysm Repair
Dr. Kamran Ali
- 15+ years of experience in Thoracic & Lung Transplant Surgeon
- Principal Consultant, Thoracic Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi — Present
- Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi — fellowship training period
- Lung transplantation (bilateral and single)
- VATS lung lobectomy for cancer
- Awake thoracic surgery for nodule excision
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery
- Mediastinal tumour resection
How we selected these hospitals
A hospital appears on this page when Cardiovascular Surgery is among its listed specialties and it is located in India. Hospitals are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows the listed rating (highest first), the same field shown on each hospital's profile.
How to Select the Best Hospital for Pulmonary Artery Banding in India?
Choosing the right hospital for pulmonary artery banding is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:
International Accreditation
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Specialization
Check that the hospital's listed specialties actually include cardiovascular surgery rather than only general care.
Capacity and Track Record
Bed count and year established (shown below for each hospital) are a reasonable proxy for scale and operating experience.
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Understanding Pulmonary Artery Banding
Pulmonary Artery Banding (PAB) is a precise palliative cardiac surgical procedure performed in neonates and infants with complex congenital heart defects — including large ventricular septal defects (VSD), double-inlet left ventricle, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome — to reduce excessive pulmonary blood flow, prevent irreversible pulmonary hypertension, and stabilise the child before a definitive corrective operation.
Clinical Overview
- Pulmonary Artery Banding is a palliative surgical technique in which a calibrated constricting band — typically fashioned from Gore-Tex, silicone-reinforced Teflon tape, or a flow-restrictor device — is placed around the main pulmonary artery (MPA) to deliberately narrow its lumen and reduce left-to-right shunting of oxygenated blood into the pulmonary circulation.
- In congenital heart defects characterised by unrestricted pulmonary blood flow (Qp:Qs ratio often exceeding 2:1), the pulmonary vasculature is exposed to excessive pressure and volume, driving pathological vascular remodelling characterised by medial hypertrophy, intimal proliferation, and, ultimately, irreversible pulmonary arterial hypertension (Heath-Edwards Grade III–VI).
- PAB interrupts this cascade by targeting a post-banding distal pulmonary artery pressure of approximately 25–35% of systemic pressure and an oxygen saturation of 75–85% in cyanotic lesions, thereby protecting the pulmonary vascular bed and allowing the infant to grow to a weight and haemodynamic status suitable for complete intracardiac repair.
Who is a Candidate?
- ELIGIBLE DIAGNOSES: Large unrestrictive ventricular septal defect (VSD) with pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio (Qp:Qs) > 2:1; Double-outlet right ventricle (DORV); Complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) in patients with Down syndrome or other contraindications to early complete repair; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) as part of a hybrid Norwood Stage I strategy; Single-ventricle anatomy (double-inlet left ventricle, tricuspid atresia with transposition) prior to bidirectional Glenn procedure; Aortopulmonary window with complex anatomy; Corrected transposition of the great arteries (cc-TGA) with VSD where pulmonary artery banding serves as left ventricular retraining prior to anatomic arterial switch.
- WEIGHT AND AGE PARAMETERS: Most candidates are neonates to infants under 6 months of age or weighing less than 5–6 kg, where primary complete repair carries prohibitive risk; PAB may also be considered in older infants with severe comorbidities (prematurity, lung disease, necrotising enterocolitis sequelae, severe malnutrition).
- REQUIRED PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSTICS: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with full segmental analysis and colour-flow Doppler — mandatory; Cardiac catheterisation with pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) calculation when pulmonary hypertension is suspected (PVR > 3 Wood units/m²); High-resolution cardiac CT angiography (CTA) for complex anatomy delineation of MPA, branch pulmonary arteries, and great vessel relationships; Chest X-ray (cardiothoracic ratio, pulmonary plethora grading); Full blood count, coagulation profile (PT, aPTT, fibrinogen), renal and hepatic function panel, blood group and crossmatch; Genetic karyotype (especially in AVSD/Down syndrome population); Preoperative respiratory assessment and optimisation (treat active respiratory infection prior to scheduling).
- CONTRAINDICATIONS: Established irreversible pulmonary arterial hypertension (PVR > 8–10 Wood units/m² unresponsive to vasodilator challenge — Eisenmenger physiology); Anatomy clearly amenable to safe primary complete repair at experienced centre; Active systemic sepsis or uncontrolled coagulopathy; Extremely low birth weight (< 1.5 kg) — relative contraindication requiring individualised multidisciplinary decision.
Treatment Options & Approaches
- STANDARD OPEN SURGICAL PAB (PRIMARY APPROACH) Performed via left lateral thoracotomy (most common) or median sternotomy (preferred when simultaneous procedures are planned), the main pulmonary artery is dissected free from the aorta and right pulmonary artery, and a measured band is passed around the MPA proximal to its bifurcation.
- The procedure is typically performed off cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump), making it less physiologically stressful than full open-heart repair.
- Band material options include: (1) PTFE (Gore-Tex) strips — most widely used, inert, reliable; (2) Umbilical tape with silicone sheathing — cost-effective in resource-limited settings; (3) Polyester (Dacron) tape.
Recovery
- PHASE 1 — PRE-ARRIVAL CONSULTATION (2–4 weeks before travel) GAF Healthcare coordinates a telemedicine consultation between the family and the designated paediatric cardiac surgeon.
- All prior echocardiogram reports, cardiac catheterisation data, genetic results, and clinical summaries are reviewed.
- The surgical team confirms the diagnosis, proposes the operative strategy, and issues a formal treatment plan with itemised cost estimate.
Risks to be aware of
- Pulmonary Artery Banding, while considerably less physiologically demanding than complete open-heart repair, carries procedure-specific risks that must be honestly understood by families.
- Intraoperative risks include haemorrhage from pulmonary artery laceration during dissection (risk < 1% at high-volume centres), acute right ventricular failure from over-tightening of the band, and hypoxic episodes from under-tightening.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides a structured, family-centred medical travel service covering every non-clinical dimension of the journey.
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