Asian Heart Institute News About Contributions in Heart Treatment By Asian Heart Institute

Heart is one of the most sensitive organs of the human body. Because of advanced age, life style based issues etc. heart based complications such as inflammatory heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and rheumatic heart disease have become rampant. Asian Heart Institute, a Mumbai based hospital has played a major role in treating all these heart ailments. Some of the major contributions of Asian Heart Institute are mentioned below for your reference:-

Ground breaking research on heart surgery for cardiac patients

Asian Heart Institute conducted a detailed study on beating heart redo bypass surgeries which are performed on cardiac patients. The study comprised 411 patients who were operated with the re-do bypass procedures with the assistance of beating heart technique in the hospital. Beating heart surgery is a way in which surgery is performed while ensuring that the heart beat doesn’t stop.

High proficiency in performing complicated surgeries

The hospital has over the years treated more than 300,000 patients and also completed more than 37,000 angiographies and 21,000 heart risk heart surgeries, with 3,500 inoperable cases. These are major breakthroughs in the domain of cardiac surgery and have helped in saving the lives of numerous patients, who come from different age groups and from different parts of the world. 

These breakthroughs are precedents for medical practitioners and inspire them to achieve to achieve things which are considered impossible. Asian Heart Institute has achieved a success rate of 99.83% in bypass surgeries and a total 99.60% in case of cardiac surgeries. These success rates are considered among some of the highest in the world.

Watch the video to see complicated heart surgery performed by AHI team

Feedback or Accreditations from leading medical associations

Asian Heart Institute has gained accreditations from many eminent global organizations such as NIAHO (National International Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations), ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and JCI (Joint Commission International International). 

“AHI has put a benchmark in cardiac care in the country, whether it’s in terms of design, clinical results and patient outcomes, less complications or low infection rates,” shares Dr Panda.

“We are the highest accredited hospital in the country. Our results are among the best in the world, not just in the country,” shares Dr Panda.

Dr Panda says, “The hospital has a huge lounge with beds and shower facility for ICU patient relatives and when the treatment is in progress, the patients’ relatives are counselled about the procedure.”

“Patients can get their treatment at AHI at 1/4 or 1/5 of the cost that is needed to go to the US,” shares Dr Panda. Read more  Asian Heart Institute News for more information. 

Role of Food in Health Suggested By AHIRC

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The quality of food you have plays a major role in helping in the proper functioning of your body. Asian Heart Research Institute, a Mumbai based hospital, has found that the daily use if olive oil in cooking can keep a person’s heart safe and healthy. Here are some ways in which the daily use of olive oil in cooking can prove to be beneficial in the long run: -

Olive oil is highly rich in healthy monosaturated fats

Olive oil is a type of natural oil which is extracted from olives and contains 24% of saturated fats & omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. However, the main fatty acid in olive oil is a monosaturated fat is known as oleic acid which is really healthy. Oleic acid is considered to help in reducing inflammation, and can have certain beneficial effects on genes which are linked to cancer (2, 3, 4 and 5). Monounsaturated fats from extra virgin olive oil is also pretty resistant to high heat. Therefore, it is a viable choice for use in cooking. Stay updated with Asian Heart Institute News. Read more about olive oil facts and benefits.

It has strong anti-inflammatory properties

Chronic inflammation is the root cause of many ailments such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, arthritis and obesity. The use of olive oil can minimize inflammation which is one of its major health benefits. 

As per Asian Heart Institute News, a number of scientists estimate than oleocanthal in 50 ml of extra virgin olive oil has the same level of effectiveness as 10% of adult dosage of ibuprofen. Studies have also shown that oleic acid, which is the major fatty acid in olive oil can minimize levels of inflammatory markers like CRP. Another study has proved that olive oil antioxidants can inhibit some genes and proteins which check inflammation. 

Achievements and Initiatives by Asian Heart Institute

The Hariyana Police and Raahgiri Foundation joined hands to come up with this initiative where free tests for checking blood pressure and blood sugar levels were conducted by Asian Heart Institute.

The Asian Heart Institute is known for the wonders it has done in case of the Pin Man where many other renowned hospitals had written off the case completely but the institute successfully completed the surgery and gave pin man a new life. Read Asian Heart Institute News to know more about such incidents.