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Best Hospitals for Mitral Valve Repair in Chennai, India

8 cardiothoracic & vascular surgery hospitals in our India network are listed in Chennai, accredited by JCI, NABH, NABL, with 4,035 beds combined.

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The Short Answer

This page lists the cardiothoracic & vascular surgery hospitals in our directory offering Mitral Valve Repair in Chennai, India, including Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, SIMS Hospital and others. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.

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Compare 8 accredited hospitals for Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery in Chennai, India

🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road

Chennai, India 4.7 (125 reviews) 560 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.7/5 rating from 125 reviewsAccredited by JCI, NABH560 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
Cardiac SurgeryCardiologyMedical OncologyBreast SurgerySpine SurgeryBariatric Surgery
Accredited by JCI, NABH

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.7/5
Rating
1983
Established
560
Beds
Chennai, India
Location
Gleneagles Global Hospital

🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospital

Chennai, India 4.7 (112 reviews) 1,000 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.7/5 rating from 112 reviewsAccredited by NABH, JCI1,000 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
Cardiac SurgeryCardiologyMedical OncologyBreast SurgerySpine SurgeryBariatric Surgery
Accredited by NABH, JCI

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by Gleneagles Global Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Global Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.7/5
Rating
1999
Established
1,000
Beds
Chennai, India
Location
Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre

🇮🇳 Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre

Chennai, India 4.7 (108 reviews) 450 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.7/5 rating from 108 reviewsAccredited by NABH, NABL450 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
Cardiac SurgeryCardiologyMedical OncologyBreast SurgerySpine SurgeryBariatric Surgery
Accredited by NABH, NABL

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.7/5
Rating
2018
Established
450
Beds
Chennai, India
Location
SIMS Hospital

🇮🇳 SIMS Hospital

Chennai, India 4.6 (20 reviews) 345 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.6/5 rating from 20 reviewsAccredited by NABH, JCI345 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
Cardiac SurgeryNeurosciencesTransplantOrthopedicsGastroenterology
Accredited by NABH, JCI

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by SIMS Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. SIMS Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.6/5
Rating
1970
Established
345
Beds
Chennai, India
Location
Sankara Nethralaya

🇮🇳 Sankara Nethralaya

Nungambakkam, Chennai, India 4.4 (220 reviews) 200 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.4/5 rating from 220 reviewsAccredited by NABH, NABL200 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
OphthalmologyRetina SurgeryCornea TransplantGlaucomaPediatric Ophthalmology
Accredited by NABH, NABL

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by Sankara Nethralaya's care team in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Sankara Nethralaya, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.4/5
Rating
1978
Established
200
Beds
Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
Location
Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk

🇮🇳 Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk

Kilpauk, Chennai, India 4.4 (76 reviews) 80 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.4/5 rating from 76 reviewsAccredited by NABH, JCI80 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
Cardiac SciencesOrthopedicsNeurologyOncologyGastroenterology
Accredited by NABH, JCI

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk's care team in Kilpauk, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.4/5
Rating
2002
Established
80
Beds
Kilpauk, Chennai, India
Location
MIOT International

🇮🇳 MIOT International

Manapakkam, Chennai, India 4.4 (200 reviews) 1,000 beds
Why consider this hospital?
4.4/5 rating from 200 reviewsAccredited by NABH, NABL, JCI1,000 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
OrthopedicsCardiac SurgeryNeurosciencesTransplantOncology
Accredited by NABH, NABL, JCI

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by MIOT International's care team in Manapakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MIOT International, accredited by NABH, NABL, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

4.4/5
Rating
1999
Established
1,000
Beds
Manapakkam, Chennai, India
Location
MGM Healthcare

🇮🇳 MGM Healthcare

Chennai, India 3.7 (34 reviews) 400 beds
Why consider this hospital?
3.7/5 rating from 34 reviewsAccredited by NABH, JCI400 beds
Specialties & Accreditation
Cardiac SurgeryNeurosciencesTransplantCancer CareOrthopedics
Accredited by NABH, JCI

Patients considering mitral valve repair can be cared for by MGM Healthcare's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MGM Healthcare, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing mitral valve repair.

3.7/5
Rating
1970
Established
400
Beds
Chennai, India
Location
Our Methodology

How we selected these hospitals

A hospital appears on this page when Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery is among its listed specialties and it is located in Chennai, 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.

What To Look For

How to Select the Best Hospital for Mitral Valve Repair in Chennai, India?

Choosing the right hospital for mitral valve repair is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:

International Accreditation

Look for a hospital with international accreditation such as JCI or NABH — see the accreditation badges shown for each hospital below.

Specialization

Check that the hospital's listed specialties actually include cardiothoracic & vascular 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.

Transparent Costs

Ask for an itemised, all-inclusive estimate — hospital charges, room category and stay — before you travel. Our cost calculator (linked below) gives a starting estimate.

Clinical Overview

Understanding Mitral Valve Repair

Mitral valve repair is a open-heart or minimally invasive cardiac surgery performed to restore the structural integrity of a diseased or regurgitant mitral valve, preserving the patient's native valve and improving long-term cardiac function.

7–10 days (including 1–2 days in the Cardiac ICU post-operatively)
Hospital Stay
4–6 weeks (short-haul flights may be considered at 4 weeks with cardiologist clearance; long-haul international flights typically cleared at 6 weeks post-op, subject to echocardiographic and clinical review)
Total Stay in Country (Fit-to-Fly)
95–98% (repair success at high-volume centers; freedom from reoperation at 10 years exceeds 85–90% for degenerative disease)
Success Rate

Clinical Overview

  • The mitral valve is a bicuspid atrioventricular valve that regulates unidirectional blood flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle during diastole.
  • Its competence depends on the coordinated interplay of six anatomical components: the anterior and posterior leaflets, the annulus, the chordae tendineae, the papillary muscles, and the adjacent left ventricular myocardium.
  • When any of these structures are diseased — most commonly due to myxomatous degeneration (Barlow's disease or fibroelastic deficiency), rheumatic fever, infective endocarditis, or ischemic papillary muscle dysfunction — the valve fails to coapt properly during systole, producing mitral regurgitation (MR).
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Who is a Candidate?

  • ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES (Indications for Mitral Valve Repair):
  • Symptomatic severe primary (degenerative) mitral regurgitation (Stage D MR per AHA/ACC staging) with LVEF > 30%
  • Asymptomatic severe MR with left ventricular dysfunction: LVEF 30–60% and/or LVESD ≥ 40 mm (Class I indication)
  • Asymptomatic severe MR with preserved LV function when repair is highly likely (>95% probability) at an experienced center (Class IIa indication)
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Treatment Options & Approaches

  • SURGICAL MITRAL VALVE REPAIR — STANDARD APPROACHES:

Recovery

  • PRE-OPERATIVE PHASE (Days 1–3 in destination):

Risks to be aware of

  • Mitral valve repair, like all open-heart surgical procedures, carries defined perioperative and long-term risks that patients must understand prior to consenting to surgery.
  • At experienced, high-volume centers — the standard of care at GAF Healthcare partner hospitals — these risks are substantially lower than population-level estimates, but cannot be eliminated entirely.
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Why GAF Healthcare

  • GAF Healthcare provides comprehensive end-to-end non-medical support designed to eliminate the logistical burden from international patients and their families, allowing complete focus on recovery.

Common questions about Mitral Valve Repair

What is the cost of Mitral Valve Repair in India compared to the UAE?
The all-inclusive cost of mitral valve repair in India typically ranges from USD 6,000 to USD 12,000, covering the surgeon's fee, cardiac anesthesia, cardiopulmonary bypass, the annuloplasty ring or other implants, ICU care, hospital stay of 7–10 days, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, standard post-operative medications, and physiotherapy. In the UAE (Dubai or Abu Dhabi), the equivalent procedure at a JCI-accredited center ranges from USD 18,000 to USD 35,000, reflecting higher hospital overhead costs, luxury facility standards, and premium implant procurement pricing. Both destinations offer internationally competitive clinical outcomes — India provides the most cost-efficient access to high-volume, NABH/JCI-accredited cardiac surgery expertise, while the UAE offers a premium environment with easier regional flight connectivity and DHA/JCI-accredited hospitals staffed by internationally trained surgeons. Robotic-assisted repair and cases involving concomitant procedures such as coronary bypass grafting, tricuspid valve repair, or Cox-Maze AF ablation are priced toward the upper end of these ranges. GAF Healthcare provides transparent, itemized cost estimates before any commitment is required.
How long do I need to stay in the country after Mitral Valve Repair before I am fit to fly home?
Most patients undergoing conventional open mitral valve repair via sternotomy or minimally invasive mini-thoracotomy will need to remain in the destination country for a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks post-operatively before being cleared for an international flight. The standard timeline is: 7–10 days in hospital (including 1–2 days in the Cardiac ICU), followed by 3–5 weeks of monitored recovery in local accommodation with outpatient follow-up. A confirmatory echocardiogram and cardiologist review at 4 weeks assesses repair integrity, LV function, and absence of pericardial effusion — the key clinical milestones required before flight clearance. Short-haul flights (under 3–4 hours) may be approved at 4 weeks for uncomplicated minimally invasive or robotic-assisted repairs; long-haul international flights are generally cleared at 6 weeks for all surgical approaches. Patients who have undergone transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip/PASCAL) have a considerably shorter recovery trajectory and may be fit to fly in 2–3 weeks. Extended air travel carries risks of deep vein thrombosis and hemodynamic stress in the early post-operative period, which is why adherence to the recommended stay duration is strongly advised. GAF Healthcare coordinates all follow-up appointments and issues a formal fit-to-fly letter from the treating cardiologist for airline and insurance purposes.
What is the success rate of Mitral Valve Repair, and how long does the repair last?
At high-volume, experienced cardiac surgery centers — the standard of all GAF Healthcare partner hospitals — the intraoperative mitral valve repair success rate (defined as achieving residual mitral regurgitation of grade 1+ or less on post-bypass transesophageal echocardiography) exceeds 95–98% for degenerative mitral regurgitation, particularly for isolated posterior leaflet prolapse. The 30-day operative mortality in low-to-moderate risk patients is 0.5–1.5%, which is substantially lower than the risk of untreated severe MR over the same period. Long-term durability is excellent: freedom from reoperation is approximately 90–95% at 5 years, 85–92% at 10 years, and 70–80% at 20 years for myxomatous degenerative disease — the most common etiology in international patients seeking repair. Repair durability is lower for rheumatic etiology (approximately 60–70% at 10 years) due to ongoing leaflet disease. These outcomes compare favorably with bioprosthetic valve replacement (which carries a 10–15 year structural valve deterioration rate requiring reintervention) and mechanical valve replacement (which avoids structural failure but requires lifelong anticoagulation with its attendant bleeding and thromboembolism risks). Repair also confers superior preservation of left ventricular function and is associated with better long-term survival. Annual echocardiographic surveillance — coordinated by GAF Healthcare via telemedicine follow-up — is recommended to monitor repair integrity over time.

How GAF Healthcare Assists in Choosing the Best Hospital for Mitral Valve Repair in Chennai, India

Discover the Top Hospitals for Mitral Valve Repair in Chennai, India

This page lists 8 accredited cardiothoracic & vascular surgery hospitals in Chennai, India, so you can compare accreditation, specialties and bed capacity in one place.

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Share your medical reports with us on WhatsApp or email. Our medical team reviews them and comes back with a recommended hospital and treatment plan for your case.

Transparent, All-Inclusive Costs

We provide a single, itemised quote covering hospital charges and stay — no hidden fees, and there's no charge for requesting an estimate. Use our cost calculator alongside this page for a first estimate.

Visa, Travel and Stay Coordination

Once you choose a hospital, we help arrange the medical visa invitation letter, hotel or serviced-apartment booking nearby, airport pickup and transport to your appointments.

Curious what treatment might cost for your case? Use our cost calculator for a personalized estimate.

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions about mitral valve repair in Chennai, India

How many cardiothoracic & vascular surgery hospitals are listed in Chennai, India?
8 hospitals in our Chennai, India directory are currently listed for cardiothoracic & vascular surgery including Mitral Valve Repair.
How do you choose which hospitals to list?
A hospital appears on this page when Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery is among its listed specialties and it is located in Chennai, 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 much does treatment cost in India?
Cost varies by hospital, city and individual case. Use our cost calculator for a personalized estimate — see the link on this page.
Are there cardiothoracic & vascular surgery hospitals for this in other India cities?
See the "Hospitals in other cities" links on this page for the full India list.
Are these hospitals internationally accredited?
Hospitals listed on this page carry accreditations including JCI, NABH, NABL — see the accreditation badge shown for each hospital below.
Can I get a treatment plan and cost estimate before I travel?
Yes. Share your medical reports with the GAF Healthcare team over WhatsApp or email, and our medical team will review them and come back with a recommended hospital, a treatment plan and an itemised cost estimate before you commit to anything.
Do you help with visa, travel and accommodation?
Yes. Once you choose a hospital, our team helps arrange the medical visa invitation letter, book accommodation near the hospital, and organise airport pickup and transport to appointments.
What support do I get during and after treatment?
Our medical team reviews your reports and stays in touch throughout your treatment journey — from the first consultation through recovery, including after you return home.
What does the "Featured" label next to a hospital's name mean?
"Featured" reflects editorial prominence on this listing, not a clinical ranking or a claim that it is the "best" hospital.
How do I get matched with the right hospital for mitral valve repair?
Share your medical reports and requirements with the GAF Healthcare team, and our medical coordinators will recommend a suitable hospital from this list based on your case.
Does the listed cost cover everything?
The figures shown are an indicative planning estimate, not a final quote from a specific hospital. Our team provides a single, itemised, all-inclusive quote before you make any commitment.
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