Posts Tagged ‘angioplasty’

Tuesday,December 29th, 2009

by Denise

How much are you worth?

 

And since when should money be a deciding factor on whether or not a person receives the medical care or drugs he or she needs to survive?

 

For example, depending on the type of procedure or surgery that is performed, cardiac surgeries have widely differing price ranges. However, they are among the most expensive surgical procedures performed in the United States. Coronary bypass surgery can cost up to $20,000 for one bypass, more if additional bypasses are required. A heart transplant can cost over  $150,000!

 

Highly acclaimed facilities and cardiac surgeons can be found in Jordan, Thailand and Singapore for a fraction of the costs in the U.S. For example, an angioplasty balloon procedure in the U.S. can cost up to $57,000, while in India, the cost hovers around $11,000 and in Thailand the same procedure costs about $13,000.

 

Laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure in the United States costs roughly (and a minimum) of $30,000. In India, the cost averages about $16,500. In Mexico and South American destinations, costs may average between $9,800 and $13,000. 

 

Liposuction costs and treatments are defined by the area where fat is located and the anatomical focus. To put it quite simply, larger areas cost more. For example, the cost of liposuction to the lower abdomen costs around $2,000 in the United States. Liposuction to the outer thighs may cost $1,600 each. Medical tourists may benefit through cosmetic surgery procedures centers in Argentina, where charges costs are less, generally under $3,000, which in many cases includes lodging. Liposuction in India costs one tenth of what it costs in the United States.

 

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Sunday,February 8th, 2009

by Denise

A heart surgery procedure can range from angioplasty to coronary artery bypass to valve replacement to a heart transplant. Where can individuals go for such treatments and heart care? Expert heart surgeons are available around the world, and in countries that rank higher than the U.S. in health care.


For example, costs for angioplasty procedures in the U.S. costs will depend on type of procedure (balloon or angioplasty with vascular stents). Average costs for such procedures range around $57,000. Medical travelers taking advantage of excellently trained and certified physicians in countries like India, Singapore and Thailand may enjoy huge cost savings. The same procedures in India generally cost around $11,000, while the same procedures cost around $13,000 in Singapore and Thailand.


For those needing heart valve replacement surgery or cardiac bypass surgery, world-class heart physicians and cardiac specialists offer superlative heart care and treatment as well as procedures that offer state of the art technology and training.


Cardiac surgery is expensive in the United States. Heart valve replacement or repair in the United States costs an average of $25,000 per valve. Mitral valve replacement may cost around $14,000 to $20,000. Many patients undergoing multiple valve replacement surgical procedures may expect to pay up to $100,000 for such services.

Medical travelers to the Artemis Health Institute in India enjoy the same quality of service at greater savings, with single valve replacements generally costing around $9,500 and double valve replacements costing around $11,500.

Take advantage of global opportunities in the 21st century. Expand your horizons, as well as your heart health care by exploring and researching heart surgery abroad.

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Tuesday,February 3rd, 2009

by Denise

Since when should an individual have to choose between a life-saving operation and the potential financial ruin of his or her family? Due to the outrageous cost of health care in the U.S., and especially those that involve any kind of heart surgery procedure, more Americans today are taking their chances by not choosing potentially life-saving cardiovascular surgery procedures.


Depending on the type of procedure or surgery that is performed, cardiac surgeries have widely differing price ranges. However, they are among the most expensive surgical procedures performed in the United States. Coronary bypass surgery can cost up to $20,000 for one bypass, more if additional bypasses are required. A heart transplant can cost over $150,000!


However, options are available for many types of heart surgery abroad, and fine ones at that. Heart surgeons and facilities found throughout the globe offer high-tech, state-of-the-art medical equipment, accredited and highly trained cardiac surgeons and general heart care in such treatments as heart valve replacement surgery, coronary bypass surgery, and even heart transplant procedures.


Highly acclaimed facilities and cardiac surgeons can be found in Jordan, Thailand, Turkey and Singapore for a fraction of the costs in the U.S. For example, an angioplasty balloon procedure in the U.S. can cost up to $57,000, while in India, the cost hovers around $11,000 and in Thailand the same procedure costs about $13,000.


No one should feel that they must weigh between health and the wallet. Medical tourism abroad offers alternatives to such drastic decisions.

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Monday,February 2nd, 2009

by Denise

Procedures designed to help to insure adequate supply of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle fall under the scope of cardiac surgery. Some of the most common heart surgeries include procedures from non-invasive heart surgery to open heart surgery, such as:


Prosthetic Heart valve Replacement surgery is a treatment procedure that repairs or replaces diseased or malfunctioning heart valves. In most cases, mechanical or prosthetic heart valves are used to replace faulty valves.

Angioplasty is a procedure that is also known as balloon angioplasty. The procedure restores blood flow through the damaged artery.


Coronary artery bypass surgery employs the use of a section of vein or artery, typically from the leg, to bypass the damaged portion of artery above and below an area of blockage.


Pacemakers are small electronic or battery-operated device placed underneath the skin of the abdomen or chest to help control abnormal heart rhythms. Wires connect the heart with this generator and sense of electrical pulses the help to correct and regulate heart rhythm.


Heart transplantation replaces the entire heart muscle. The procedure requires precise timing to ensure that the donor heart tissues remain healthy prior to transplantation.


Read about heart surgeries and research options to save tens of thousands of dollars on heart surgery abroad, like those found in India, Thailand, Singapore and Mexico, just to name a few. Excellently trained surgeons, state-of-the-art medical equipment and technology and caring, compassionate staff provide the best of care while saving medical tourists on astronomical health care costs in the U.S.

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