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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, celebrates medical breakthrough In Cardiac Care
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, celebrates medical breakthrough In Cardiac Care. Marks the successful completion of 25,000 coronary bypass procedures including 10,000 beating heart coronary bypass operations
Apollo Hospitals Group, one of the largest cardiovascular groups in the world crossed another landmark in its contribution to heart care in India. Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, completed 10,000 coronary bypass operations using beating heart advanced cardiac surgical technique. The event was marked by the presence of Dr. P. C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, Dr. M R Girinath, Chief Cardiovascular Surgeon Apollo Hospital along with other renowned cardiologists and cardiac surgeons of the Apollo Hospitals Group.
With a record of 25 years’ commitment to heart surgery in India and outstanding patient outcomes, Apollo Hospitals is now the most sought after destination for Heart Care in India.
Cardiovascular disease is more than just a disease of the heart and Apollo Hospitals has been a pioneer in this field. The commitment of its Cardiologists and Cardio Thoracic Surgeons to the prevention and treatment of heart disease has led to the achievement of better outcomes and improved quality of life for thousands of cardiac patients who visit Apollo Hospitals each year. Several of the doctors have been recognized for their contributions to the speciality through national and international awards.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. M R Girinath, Chief Cardiovascular Surgeon Apollo Hospital, Chennai, said, “ At Apollo Hospitals, we continue to innovate and pioneer newer techniques. We train surgeons, cardiologists, anaesthetists and paramedical staff for the future. During the present decade, the excellent results both in short and medium term have convinced us that beating heart surgery is an excellent operation for the kind of patients that we see in India.”
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “India has the sad distinction of being the heart disease capital of the world. The media should partner with healthcare in creating awareness to arrest this epidemic. Apollo has always been in the lead in heart care, pioneering CABG in India in 1984, the Beating Heart Surgery, Coronary Interventions and the Apollo Heart Check. In addition, Apollo Hospitals has ensured the world’s best infrastructure for heart care is available to Indian citizen over the last 25 years.”
India is transcending new heights as an ideal training ground for cardiovascular procedures and the world is looking up to Apollo Hospitals for its new technological advancements in cardiac surgery.”
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, is an undisputed leader in Cardiology and Cardiovascular surgery in India, with success rates that match the best centers in the world. In the past two decades, nearly 36,000 heart operations have been performed at Chennai and of these nearly 26,000 have been coronary bypass surgeries. Until about 10 years ago, these operations were being done by conventional techniques involving the use of the heart lung machine. At the present time nearly 90% of coronary bypass operations are being done using the “beating heart” technique. This has resulted in a very significant reduction of post-operative complications and a reduction in hospital mortality to around 0.6%. The short-term results have been just as good. The operation however has become more demanding but the result for the patient has greatly improved.
Cardiologists at Apollo have also pioneered Balloon Angioplasty procedures and have positioned themselves at the forefront of Percutaneous Interventions. Close co-operation between the surgeons and the cardiologists have ensured that patients get individualized and appropriate treatment. Apollo has also trained a score of surgeons and an equal number of cardiologists, many of whom have now moved on to other centers, both within as well as outside the group, and are now spreading the expertise gained here.
Renowned cardiac surgeons: Dr C S Vijayshankar, Dr L F Sridhar, Dr N Salgunan, Dr D Mishra, Dr Paul Ramesh, Dr T Sundar, Dr Jayesh Akbari and Cardiologists: Dr I Sathyamurthy, Dr K Subramanian, Dr P Ramachandran, Dr Robert Mao, Dr Y V C Reddy, and Dr Samuel Mathew were present at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, to observe the medical breakthroughs in the wake of heart surgeries. |
