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The Maestro of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Dr. AGK Gokhale
by Rachel Smith India Cardiac Surgery Site Consultants Pvt. Ltd.Information on Cardiothoracic Surgery
The word ‘Cardiothoracic’ is an amalgamation of two medical terms, ‘Cardiac’, meaning related to the heart and ‘Thoracic’ or ‘Thorax’, meaning related to the chest. What this basically says is that cardiothoracic surgeries are procedures that deal with the treatment of the heart, lungs, airway, oesophagus etc.
Best Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Hyderabad, India – Dr AGK Gokhale
Dr Gokhale or Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale is one of the most reputed surgeons in India and is also the leading surgeon in cardiothoracic surgery in Hyderabad, India. Dr Gokhale has a huge amount of experience in the medical field having acquired 35 years of experience as a Cardiothoracic surgeon. He is the first cardiac surgeon in India to have done a successful heart and lung transplantation. He is also the first surgeon in India to have successfully done a heart and kidney transplant combined on a 69-year-old patient. He also did the first successful lung transplant, first successful heart transplant and also the first successful implantation of ventricular assist device as the bridge for heart recovery in the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh combined. He has under his belt, 3 lung transplants, 34 heart transplants and more than 15,000 open heart surgeries, adult and children combined.
Success Rate of Cardiothoracic Surgeries with Dr Gokhale
Dr Gokhale provides various services like a heart transplant, cardiothoracic surgery, lung transplant, invasive cardiac surgery, cardiac ablation, pacemaker implantation, coronary angioplasty also known as bypass surgery, peripheral angioplasty and many more. He is considered one of the most experienced cardiothoracic surgeons in India and has received multiple awards and honours for his services rendered to the field of medicine. He has received Padma Shri Award by the Government of India which is considered to be the fourth highest civilian award in India.
The general success rate of such cases dwells in the median range of 75-80% in countries like the USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Netherlands. Dr Gokhale’s success rate is observed to be somewhere around the mark of 98.4%, which is way higher than all the aforementioned countries and is one of the best statistics observed in such surgical procedures. There is basically almost no one that Dr Gokhale cannot operate on.
Cost of Cardiothoracic Surgery in India
The prices of cardiac associated surgeries in western countries are generally very high, whereas the same procedures done in India can be half of that or sometimes even less than the expense seen in the west. Simple coronary bypass surgery in countries like UK, USA, Canada, etc might cost around 40,000 USD. But the same procedure done in India by competent and experienced surgeons will cost around the range of 2,000 – 5,000 USD from lowest to highest, with the highest being one by the eighth fraction of the price in western countries.
Advantages of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgeries help repair the damage caused by heart diseases and other heart-related issues. Congenital heart diseases in children and infants are also treated by cardiothoracic surgeries providing a long-lasting and relatively healthy life to the patient. Cardiothoracic surgeries involve treatments relating to the heart, lungs, oesophagus, thymus and the chest region as a whole. This means that not only can heart diseases be cured by a cardiothoracic surgeon, but also ailments such as lung diseases, diaphragm related diseases, blood vessel issues, etc. Disorders and tumours related to the heart and the chest region are also covered by this kind of treatment. Having this surgery can cure complex issues and diseases relating to the heart and chest area and also help maintain a stable living and it can better the condition of the patient in cases like arrhythmia, acid reflux, narrow oesophagus, narrowing of the windpipe and excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) etc.
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