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The Coronary Care Unit (CCU) is 16-bedded and fully equipped to deal with all cardio vascular emergencies. Supervised round the clock by a qualified cardiologist, it is supported by physician assistants and well trained nursing staff.

The Intensive Care Facility houses the adult and paediatric units separately in a 36-bedded unit. Its modern monitoring facilities are comparable to the best in the world. Our team of intensive care specialists is specially trained to manage adult and paediatric intensive care units and have contributed significantly to our excellent surgical results. Individual nursing care, independent systems, cardiac output monitoring and hemodialysis facilities are available. Mechanical cardiac assist devices are used for providing support for the failing heart and also as a bridge to transplant. Inhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) is available for use in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension, many of whom would otherwise be inoperable. The excellent facilities and clean, spacious interiors make convalescence for every patient, a pleasant and memorable experience.

The Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases has performed over 150 Ross operations till date in patients aged between 3 months to 70 years. The Ross operation involves using the native pulmonary valve as an autograft and a homograft valve at the pulmonary position as an allograft. This operation has distinct advantages in selected patients in avoiding the use of anticoagulants, significantly fewer re-operations and better cardiac hemodynamics.

The Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases performed the first cardiac transplantation in the private sector within the country in September 1995. Instrumental in starting the transplantation registry for ready availability of all data of potential recipients, the Institute is credited with the first heart and lung transplantation and bilateral sequential lung transplant.

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