Catheter Interventions:

Closure of many heart defects need an operation for their treatment and often this is an open-heart operation. Today newer developments in cardiac catheterization technology allow closure of selected patients with heart defects without an operation.  This avoids the trauma of surgery and allows very rapid recovery.  The procedures are performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and require no more than a needle prick in the groin.  Examples of heart defects that can be closed in the catheter laboratory include

• Atrial septal defects (ASD):AIMS has one of the largest experience in trans-catheter ASD device closure in India.
• Patent Arterial Ducts (PDA): Using cost-effective techniques developed at AIMS over 1300 PDA closures have been performed in the catheterization laboratory at AIMS.  This is one of the largest experiences in the World.
• Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD):  The technique as been modified at AIMS to allow closure of some of these defects at reduced c`ost to the patient
• Other Defects: Coronary artery fistula, pulmonary arterio-venous malformation.

Additional procedures performed in the catheter laboratory at AIMS include balloon dilation procedures for valve obstruction at all ages, stenting of coarctation, pulmonary artery and, PDA. 

Pacemaker implantation in children: AIMS has comprehensive facilities for pacemaker therapy in children.

Pediatric Electrophysiology: Comprehensive  EP facility is available at AIMS for children of all ages.

Comprehensive Surgical Support: A strong team of dedicated pediatric cardiac surgeons are available at AIMS. This includes three dedicated full-time pediatric cardiac surgeons. On an average 4 operations are performed for children with congenital heart disease every day. The open heart procedures include closure of atrial and ventricular septal defects, repair of tetralogy of Fallot, repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, arterial switch operation, the Senning operation, the Fontan procedure (including the extra-cardiac Fontan operation), the Glen procedure and, repair of common AV canal defects. The closed heart procedures include BT shunt, coarctation repair and, PDA ligation and interruption Open-heart operations are also regularly performed in the very young. Neonatal operations such as the arterial switch procedure and repair of obstructed TAPVC have also been performed with success rates matching international standards.