Heart valve replacement in Delhi

Aortic or mitral valve surgery at an accredited heart hospital, with four weeks in Delhi.

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Treatment price, mid-point

US$100,000
India$7,500
India package
$5,500–$9,500
US cash price
$80,000–$120,000
In hospital
10 days
Time in India
28 days

Your time in India

About 28 days in Delhi, day by day

Plans leave time to recover so you fly home with your surgeon's sign-off, usually around day 24–28, after a heart scan and, for mechanical valves, steady blood tests.

  1. Arrive, tests, meet your surgeonDays 1–2

    Heart scans, an angiogram and a dental check to rule out infection.

  2. SurgeryDay 3

    Valve replacement with the heart-lung machine.

  3. Intensive careDays 4–6

    Breathing tube and drains out, first time sitting in a chair.

  4. Heart wardDays 7–12

    Walking with help, diet advice, blood-thinner dose set. Home on around day 10–12.

  5. Recover where you're stayingDays 13–24

    Clinic visits, blood tests and wound care.

  6. Final check and fly homeDays 25–28

    A final heart scan, your fit-to-fly letter and the trip to the airport.

Tests and planningTreatmentIn hospitalRecovering where you stayCheck-up and flight homeTypical plan. Your surgeon sets the real dates.
A physiotherapist guiding a patient's leg exercises

Recovery care

Care after you leave hospital

After discharge we arrange nursing and physiotherapy visits where you're staying, through vetted local partners, until your surgeon says you're ready to fly.

  1. Day 1

    Nurse visit

    Wound check and fresh dressing

  2. Daily

    Physio in your room

    Exercises set by your surgeon

  3. As needed

    Medicines delivered

    Prescriptions collected for you

  4. Before you fly

    Fit-to-fly check

    Back to your surgeon for sign-off

  • Home nursing visits

    A qualified nurse checks your wound, changes dressings and watches for problems.

  • Physio where you're staying

    Sessions in your hotel or apartment, following your surgeon's plan.

  • Medicines and supplies

    Prescriptions, dressings and walking aids sorted for you.

  • One person to call

    Your case manager co-ordinates everything and keeps your family updated.

Provided by vetted home-care and physiotherapy partners, and itemised in your written quote. Included in our Assisted and Premium plans, or added to Essential.

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Is this right for you?

Who it suits

Before you book anything, a surgeon at an accredited hospital reviews your records to confirm it's safe to travel.

Usually a good fit

  • A severely narrowed or leaking aortic valve, with symptoms.
  • A severely leaking or narrowed mitral valve.
  • Valve damage from a past infection, once the infection has cleared.
  • Your cardiologist has said you need a new valve and it isn't an emergency.

Wait, or get care at home

  • An active infection.
  • A stroke in the last three to four weeks.
  • Serious frailty or failure of other organs.

Risks

What can go wrong, and what helps

Every operation has risks, wherever it's done. These are the main ones. Your surgeon will explain how they apply to you.

The main risks

  • Bleeding

    During or after surgery, sometimes needing a return to theatre.

  • Irregular heartbeat

    Common in the days after heart surgery, and usually treated in hospital.

  • Stroke

    A serious but less common risk of heart surgery and procedures.

  • Infection

    Of the chest wound or the leg or arm where a graft was taken.

  • Kidney or breathing problems

    More likely in people who already have kidney or lung disease.

What a planned trip does about travel

  • A written opinion first. A surgeon reviews your reports before you book anything, and can say no.
  • Time to recover before flying. Plans include days in India after discharge, and you only fly with your surgeon's fit-to-fly letter.
  • Clot prevention for the flight. Your surgeon advises on stockings, medicines and moving around. We can book aisle seats and wheelchair help.
  • Records your doctor can use. Discharge summary, scans, operation notes and implant details in English, before you leave.
  • Follow-up from home. Video check-ups with your surgeon, and a named person to call if something worries you.

Questions to ask your surgeon

  1. 1.Which approach do you recommend for me (for example beating-heart or on-pump, surgery or TAVR), and why?
  2. 2.How many of these do you and your team do each year?
  3. 3.How long will I be in intensive care and in hospital?
  4. 4.What tests will show I'm fit to fly?
  5. 5.What medicines will I go home on, and who adjusts them?

Print them with our pre-travel checklist, or read how to check a hospital and surgeon yourself.

The package

What's in the price

Insured US patients on a high-deductible plan often pay $15,000+ out of pocket for this alone.

Add flights & stay

The whole trip, item by item

Total $9,500–$17,100

  • Hospital package$5,500–$9,500
  • Return flights$1,500–$2,400
  • Stay and food, 28 days$1,540–$2,940
  • Tests, visa, insurance, transfers$490–$1,760
  • Our fee$500

Usually included

  • The new valve.
  • About ten days in hospital, including three to four in heart intensive care.
  • Heart surgeon, assistant and anaesthetist fees.
  • Heart-lung machine supplies and theatre costs.
  • Heart scans before and after surgery.
  • Blood-thinner checks and dose setting, for mechanical valves.

Usually extra

  • Heart-lung support (ECMO) if something goes seriously wrong.
  • Treatment for unrelated problems.
  • Your stay after discharge (we arrange it).
  • Flights and travel insurance.

Technique & technology

How it's done

What you can expect at large accredited hospitals in Delhi NCR. Your surgeon will explain which approach suits you.

01

Smaller-incision surgery, where it suits

Some valve operations can be done through a smaller cut, which can mean less pain. Your surgeon decides if it suits you.

02

Tissue or mechanical valves

Tissue valves don't need lifelong blood thinners but wear out sooner. Mechanical valves last much longer but need blood thinners for life.

03

Heart scan in theatre

Surgeons usually check the new valve with an ultrasound scan before finishing.

Valve makers often usedEdwards LifesciencesAbbott (St. Jude)Medtronic

Where it's done

Hospitals that do this operation

Listed for reference. We request opinions from more than one where we can, and confirm in writing which hospitals we're working with for your case.

JCI, NABHGurugram

Medanta - The Medicity

Heart institute offering smaller-incision valve surgery.

JCI, NABHOkhla, New Delhi

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

Dedicated heart hospital doing valve repair and replacement.

NABH, JCISaket, New Delhi

Max Super Speciality Hospital

Heart department with a combined theatre and catheter lab.

Questions

Questions about heart valve replacement surgery

Mechanical or tissue valve?

You decide with your surgeon. Mechanical valves rarely need replacing but mean taking a blood thinner (usually warfarin) for life, with regular blood tests. Tissue valves don't need lifelong blood thinners but usually last around 10–20 years. Age and lifestyle usually decide it.

How are blood thinners handled for the flight?

If you get a mechanical valve, the team gets your blood test (INR) into the right range before you fly and shows you what to watch for. You leave with a record of your doses and a medical alert card.

Planning this from abroad?

Prices are planning ranges from published hospital packages and cost research (2025–26), not quotes. Day plans are typical; your surgeon sets the real dates. General information, not medical advice. Last reviewed October 2026.

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