Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla.

Comprehensive care is provided for the entire range of heart diseases in adults and children along with thoracic and vascular problems and trauma. Cardiothoracic surgeons at Believers International Heart Centre (BIHC) are part of an integrated, multidisciplinary team of doctors and health care professionals who provide individualized care for each patient. The department is equipped with two state-of-the-art operating rooms, 14 bedded ICU and dedicated step-down ICU facilities and a separate 3 bedded transplant ICU. Department is well supported by round-the-clock laboratory, blood bank, ICU, radiology, and emergency services to ensure that the patients receive the highest level of care promptly. The unit has the service of expert intensive care personnel (Adult and Paediatric) round the clock. Besides the code of ethics, we adhere to strict protocols to ensure optimal, evidence-based management of all cardiac conditions. The department is all geared up with infrastructure for comprehensive management of cardiac failure. The department actively performs Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeries with plans for Robotics and Hybrid Operation Theatres, befitting an international destination for cardiac care.

Adult cardiac procedures

• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
• Conventional and Minimal invasive valve repair
• Valve Replacement
• Aortic Surgeries (Aneurysms/ Dissection) including Hybrid Procedure
• Heart Failure Surgeries and Cardiac Transplantation
• Ventricular assist device implantation and care
• All major Thoracic Surgeries including VATS
• Peripheral Vascular Surgeries• All Cardiac/ Thoracic/Vascular Emergencies

Paediatric cardiac surgical services

• All complex congenital heart conditions are managed here.
• Arterial switch operation
• Truncus Arteriosus Repair
• Tetralogy of Fallot repair
• Fontan procedure
• Complex aortic arch repairs