Advanced Cardiac Procedures
Expert diagnostic and interventional catheter-based treatments for pediatric heart conditions, offering minimally invasive alternatives when appropriate.
Please Note: This website provides educational information. Procedure suitability depends entirely on a child's unique anatomy, clinical findings, and a thorough specialist assessment.
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
What is it?
A minimally invasive procedure where a thin, flexible tube (catheter) is guided through a blood vessel to the heart.
Why is it considered?
Used to accurately measure blood pressure and oxygen levels in the heart chambers, and to visualize the anatomy to plan complex surgeries or interventions.
ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Device Closure
What is it?
A catheter-based procedure to place a specialized device that plugs the hole (defect) between the upper chambers of the heart.
Why is it considered?
To prevent abnormal blood flow between chambers, reducing the risk of heart failure, arrhythmias, and pulmonary hypertension in the future.
VSD (Ventricular Septal Defect) Device Closure
What is it?
Non-surgical closure of a hole between the lower pumping chambers of the heart using a specialized closure device delivered via a catheter.
Why is it considered?
Selected suitable VSDs can be closed without open-heart surgery, preventing pulmonary overcirculation and heart muscle strain.
PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) Closure
What is it?
The use of a coil or device placed via catheter to close an unclosed blood vessel that normally closes shortly after birth.
Why is it considered?
To prevent excess blood flow to the lungs and reduce the risk of heart failure and endocarditis.
Balloon Valvuloplasty & Angioplasty
What is it?
A procedure using a catheter with a small balloon at the tip. The balloon is inflated to stretch open a narrowed heart valve (valvuloplasty) or a narrowed blood vessel (angioplasty).
Why is it considered?
Effectively treats conditions like pulmonary valve stenosis or aortic stenosis without the need for open-heart surgery.
Hospital-Based Care
While all initial consultations and diagnostic imaging (like Echocardiograms) are performed comfortably at VEGA CURRE Multispeciality Clinic, all advanced diagnostic catheterizations and interventional procedures are performed exclusively in advanced, affiliated hospital settings equipped with specialized pediatric cardiac intensive care support.
- Manipal Hospital – Yeshwanthpur
- Manipal Hospital – Hebbal
- Manipal Hospital – Yelahanka
- Bangalore Baptist Hospital
- Cloudnine Hospitals – Sahakarnagar
- Cloudnine Hospitals – Thanisandra
- Cloudnine Hospitals – Whitefield
- Cloudnine Hospitals – Varthur
- Rainbow Hospitals – Hebbal
- Rainbow Hospitals – Marathahalli
- BGS MCH Hospital
- Aster Hospital – Whitefield