Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day, keeping you alive, active, and strong.
But when one or more of its valves stop working properly, even simple tasks can feel exhausting.
At AB Heart Care, Chandigarh, we specialize in heart valve replacement and repair surgeries — helping patients reclaim their energy, comfort, and confidence with advanced, minimally invasive techniques and world-class expertise.
🫀 Understanding the Heart’s Valves
Your heart has four valves —
Tricuspid, Pulmonary, Mitral, and Aortic — that ensure blood flows in the right direction.
When these valves don’t open or close properly, the heart must work harder to pump blood, leading to fatigue, breathlessness, swelling, and chest discomfort.
Common causes include:
- Age-related degeneration
- Rheumatic fever
- Infection (Endocarditis)
- Congenital (by birth) defects
- Heart attacks or other cardiac diseases
⚠️ When Does a Heart Valve Need Surgery?
Not every valve problem needs immediate surgery — but when medication can’t control symptoms or tests show severe leakage or narrowing (stenosis), surgery becomes essential.
You may need valve surgery if you experience:
- Shortness of breath even at rest
- Chest pain or pressure
- Swelling in legs or abdomen
- Palpitations or irregular heartbeat
- Fainting spells or fatigue during normal activity
At AB Heart Care, your diagnosis is confirmed through Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI, and Angiography, ensuring a precise treatment plan.
🔧 Valve Repair vs Replacement — What’s the Difference?
| Aspect | Valve Repair | Valve Replacement |
| Definition | Fixing the patient’s natural valve | Replacing it with an artificial valve |
| Used For | Leaking (regurgitant) valves, especially Mitral | Severely damaged or calcified valves |
| Types | Annuloplasty, leaflet repair, chordal shortening | Mechanical or Biological prosthetic valves |
| Durability | Preserves natural function | Mechanical lasts 20+ yrs; Bio 10–15 yrs |
| Medication | Usually no lifelong anticoagulants | May need lifelong blood thinners (mechanical) |
At AB Heart Care, our first goal is always to repair — because preserving your natural valve maintains better heart function.
When repair isn’t possible, we offer the best available replacement valves for long-term, symptom-free survival.
⚙️ The AB Heart Care Advantage
Our surgeries are led by Dr Ashwani Bansal, renowned for his expertise in minimally invasive valve repair and replacement techniques.
With advanced training from AIIMS New Delhi, Poland, and the USA, Dr Bansal combines technical excellence with compassionate care.
Our focus includes:
- Minimally invasive valve surgery through small chest incisions
- Early recovery protocols for shorter hospital stays
- Customized prosthetic valve selection
- Dedicated cardiac rehabilitation and long-term follow-ups
🌿 Recovery After Valve Surgery
Most patients recover in 4–6 weeks, depending on their overall health and procedure type.
Post-surgery care includes:
- Regular heart monitoring and follow-up visits
- Blood thinner management (for mechanical valves)
- Diet low in sodium and saturated fat
- Gradual exercise and physiotherapy
- Preventing infections (especially dental procedures)
Our dedicated care team guides every patient from ICU to full recovery — ensuring that every heartbeat feels stronger than before.
📊 Outcomes & Long-Term Success
Clinical data shows:
- >95% success rate in modern valve surgery
- Mechanical valves can last 20–25 years
- Biological valves offer natural motion and fewer medications
- Patients report dramatic improvement in energy and daily activity
(Sources: Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023; AHA Data, 2024)
💬 Expert Insight
“Valve repair, when feasible, preserves heart function and avoids the complications of lifelong anticoagulation associated with mechanical valves.”
— Dr John Y.S. Cheng, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
💓 Live Freely, Breathe Deeply, Love Fully
A healthy valve means a healthy heart — and a heart that beats freely means a life without limits.
At AB Heart Care, we combine innovation with empathy, ensuring every patient leaves stronger, happier, and ready to live life to the fullest.