Bangalore Hospital Sees In Malaysian Children For Cost Effective Treatment

Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Bangalore is been getting in children from Malaysia with congenital heart diseases due to cost effective treatment.

Two Malaysian children with heart ailments are recuperating well after undergoing successful surgeries at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Bangalore on December 11.

The kids, Ang Xiao Xuan, 3, from Penang and Maisaiyida Mohmad Afandi, 6, of Johor, would most probably return home in two weeks.

Congenital Heart Disease – Septal Defects
Heart diseases that are present at birth are called “ Congenital heart diseases”.

And another 10-year-old patient, Muhammad Khairul Shahrizat from Pekan, Pahang, will be undergoing surgery today.

"They are doing fine after the operation. We took about two to four hours to complete the main operation," The New Straits Online quoted Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman of the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute as saying.

Malaysian Health Ministry has been sending children with congenital heart diseases to India for surgery, as the treatment in India is cheaper and the waiting period is much shorter compared with hospitals in Kuala Lumpur.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Animation and slides of ‘Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)’ illustrating the dynamics & treatment of the abnormal shunting of blood between pulmonary artery and aorta.

Since the last eight months, 22 children have been operated in the Bangalore hospital, where the surgery cost is half that of the cost in Malaysia.

The premier heart hospital offers an integrated healthcare, and almost 20 per cent of the total heart patients treated here are foreigners.

Atrial Septal Defect or ASD
Animation and slides of ‘Atrial septal defect (ASD)’ illustrating the dynamics and treatment of the abnormal hole in septal wall of upper chambers of the heart.

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Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Animation and slides with sound on ‘Ventricular septal defect (VSD)’ illustrating the dynamics and treatment of the abnormal hole in septal wall of ventricles