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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) is a common congenital heart defect in children. ASD repair surgery is the treatment of choice for this. Learn more about the hospitals in India for ASD repair. Get a free treatment plan from these hospitals
| Cost : 4,500 - 6,000 (USD) | 12 - 15 Days in Hospital | 20 Days in India |
Fortis Hospital in Mulund is JCI accredited.The dedicated pediatric cardiac unit, oldest in West India, handles complex newborn heart repairs to pediatric heart transplants.
Fortis Escorts, part of the Fortis group of hospitals, is a JCI and NABH accredited hospital. It is famous for cardio/heart disease treatments
Apollo Chennai,which is part of Apollo Hospitals, is accredited by JCI and NABH accredited. It is the first hospital of Apollo Hospitals group
A JCI accredited hospital, which is part of Apollo Hospitals group. The hospital has 700 beds in a campus spread over 15 acres of land
KDAH, as it is known, is an ultra modern hospital in Mumbai. It has got both JCI and NABH accreditations and follows the care pathway treatment model
MGM Hospital is a modern environmentally friendly and solar powered hospital in Chennai. The unit has 400 beds including 100 critical care beds
- 1 in 700 babies are born with ASD
- 10-15% of all congenital heart diseases (CHD) are due to ASD
- Girls are more prone to ASD than boys
An atrial septal defect is a developmental disorder present at birth. What exactly causes it is not very clear. There are certain factors affecting mothers during pregnancy that increase the risk of ASD and other heart defects in babies. Some of the known risk factors are family history of heart defects, mother on certain medications in early pregnancy, diabetes in mother from early pregnancy, IVF pregnancy, anomaly scan showing a defect in any other organ system of the fetus (brain, gut, kidney etc). A vast majority of babies or adults with ASDs do not have any family history
An ASD is not life threatening. Most common type of isolated ASDs can be closed in a planned manner
No, both the methods to close ASDs (the surgical method and the catheterization-device method) are permanent, one time procedures
It is ideal to have an ASD closed when a child is three to four years old if the symptoms are present. It helps to prevent any complications from ASD. In certain instances, doctors have had to close ASDs at a much younger age. These are babies who get complications of ASDs like repeated pneumonias or failure to gain weight
The approximate cost of an ASD surgery in India will be around 4500 to 6000 USD. Those coming for an ASD surgery in India from other countries will have to be in India for approximately 10-14 days
- 1 in 700 babies are born with ASD
- 10-15% of all congenital heart diseases (CHD) are due to ASD
- Girls are more prone to ASD than boys