This page lists the cardiovascular surgery hospitals in our directory offering Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty 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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Top Hospitals for Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Chennai, India
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospital
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 SIMS Hospital
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 Sankara Nethralaya
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 MIOT International
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
🇮🇳 MGM Healthcare
Patients considering balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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 balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
Top Cardiovascular Surgeons in Chennai, India
FeaturedDr. A. S. Hariharan
- 12+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
- Visiting Consultant — Cardiac Surgery, Rela Hospital, Chennai
- Senior Consultant & Junior Consultant, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Replacement
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
Dr. D. Senthil Kumar
- 19+ years of experience in Cardiac Surgeon
- Senior Consultant — Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai, Present
- Senior Cardiac Surgeon, Fortis Hospital, India
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Procedures
- Heart and Lung Transplantation
Dr. Dillip Kumar Mishra
- 33+ years of experience in Cardiac Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery — Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai — Present
- 33+ years of active practice in cardiac sciences and advanced surgical intervention
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Heart Valve Repair Surgery
- Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Double Valve Replacement
Dr. Girinath M R
- 45+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Senior Consultant – Cardiac Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai
- Extensive cardiothoracic and vascular surgery practice spanning 45+ years in Chennai
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass
- Heart Valve Repair Surgery
- Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
- Double Valve Replacement
Dr. Madhusudhan M G
- 12+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon
- Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon, Gleneagles HealthCity, Chennai
- Consultant, SS-Sparsh Superspeciality Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Heart Transplantation
Dr. Sridhar L F
- 27+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery — Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai
- 27+ years of cardiothoracic and vascular surgical practice across multiple institutions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Double Valve Replacement Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Aortic Root Replacement
How we selected these hospitals
A hospital appears on this page when Cardiovascular 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 to Select the Best Hospital for Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Chennai, India?
Choosing the right hospital for balloon mitral valvuloplasty 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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Capacity and Track Record
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Understanding Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (BMV), also known as Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC), is a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure used to open a narrowed mitral valve (mitral stenosis), restoring normal blood flow across the valve without open-heart surgery — with documented procedural success rates exceeding 90–95% in appropriately selected patients at high-volume centers.
Clinical Overview
- Mitral stenosis (MS) is a valvular heart disease characterized by progressive thickening, calcification, and fusion of the mitral valve leaflet commissures, reducing the normal mitral valve area (MVA) from approximately 4–6 cm² to below 1.5 cm² in hemodynamically significant disease.
- This obstruction elevates left atrial pressure, causing pulmonary venous hypertension, dyspnea on exertion, atrial fibrillation, hemoptysis, and — in advanced cases — right heart failure and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- The dominant etiology worldwide remains rheumatic heart disease, making mitral stenosis disproportionately prevalent in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America — populations that constitute a significant portion of GAF Healthcare's international patient base.
Who is a Candidate?
- ELIGIBLE PATIENTS (Indications for BMV):
- Symptomatic mitral stenosis (NYHA Class II–IV) with mitral valve area (MVA) ≤1.5 cm² and favorable valve morphology (Wilkins Score ≤8)
- Asymptomatic severe mitral stenosis (MVA ≤1.0 cm²) with evidence of pulmonary hypertension (PASP >50 mmHg at rest) or new-onset atrial fibrillation
- Patients in whom surgical risk is prohibitively high due to comorbidities (e.g., advanced COPD, severe pulmonary hypertension, elderly patients)
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Treatment Options & Approaches
- STANDARD TECHNIQUE — INOUE BALLOON TECHNIQUE: The Inoue technique is the global gold standard for BMV, accounting for the overwhelming majority of procedures performed worldwide.
- Under fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance, the interventional cardiologist gains femoral venous access and advances a catheter to the right atrium.
- Transseptal puncture using a Brockenbrough needle and Mullins sheath is performed under biplane fluoroscopy and/or intracardiac or transesophageal echocardiographic guidance to cross the interatrial septum safely at the fossa ovalis.
Recovery
- PHASE 1 — REMOTE EVALUATION (2–4 weeks before travel):
Risks to be aware of
- Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty is a minimally invasive procedure with a well-established safety profile at high-volume centers, but patients must be counseled on specific procedural and post-procedural risks.
- The most clinically significant complication is acute severe mitral regurgitation (MR), occurring in approximately 2–4% of cases, caused by commissural tearing extending into the leaflet body or chordal rupture; severe MR may necessitate urgent surgical mitral valve repair or replacement.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides a comprehensive, end-to-end non-medical support infrastructure designed to eliminate logistical complexity for international patients and their families.
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