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You don’t have to have your breastbone split if you need heart surgery

Mr Birdi and his team have been performing keyhole heart surgery for 20 years

 

 

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You don’t have to have your breastbone split if you need heart surgery

Mr Birdi and his team have been performing keyhole heart surgery for 20 years

 

 

About us

Heart Clinic London

The Keyhole Heart Clinic

Learning that you need open heart surgery can be a daunting experience in itself, never mind the fact that you are likely to be told that you need your breast bone split, and that it will take 3 months to heal. Mr Inderpaul Birdi is a heart surgeon based in London. He and the team at The Keyhole Heart Clinic have been performing heart surgery for more than 20 years using keyhole approaches without breaking your breastbone, meaning that the cuts we make heal in days, are cosmetically more appealing, cause less pain and infection, so that you can get back to your life much quicker.

Our professional and experienced team at The Keyhole Heart Clinic provide advice and treatment to those with heart conditions, including blocked arteries and valve disorders. Whether you require a consultation to discuss keyhole heart surgery as an option for yourself, or you would like a second opinion to get reassurance about your treatment choices, we can ensure you get the help you need. With our team lead by a highly experienced cardiothoracic surgeon, Mr Inderpaul Birdi, specialising in minimally invasive heart surgery, you can be sure that you are in the best hands at our clinic.

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Recover Faster With Our World Leading Heart Clinic in London

 

You may not realise that keyhole heart surgery is now a proven procedure and is very safe in expert hands. It is also known as minimally invasive or minimal access heart surgery.

You heal within days rather than months and the scars are much smaller than with traditional methods. The best thing is, you can get back to enjoying your life much sooner than with traditional breastbone surgery.

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Number 1 Heart Clinic For Expertise In Keyhole Heart Surgery

At The Keyhole Heart Clinic, we specialise in minimally invasive keyhole heart surgery. Keyhole heart surgery requires a highly specialised skillset to traditional heart surgery, so must be carried out by teams who have developed years of clinical experience in the technique.

Our clinical team is led by Mr Inder Birdi, widely recognised as one of the best heart surgeons in the specialty. He and his team provide services, to patients not only from the UK, but from several International destinations. With over 20 years of clinical experience in keyhole heart surgery, and more than 30 years as a doctor in the UK, The Keyhole Heart Clinic are privileged to have Mr Birdi leading our team.

We also have several clinical associates, who are in themselves, world class doctors, and are available to provide you with every treatment available for your heart problem. We can offer assessments at The Keyhole Heart Clinic London, The Keyhole Heart Clinic Nottingham, as well as The Keyhole Heart Clinic Online to suit your geographical needs.

No breastbone division

Keyhole heart surgery London is completed through small incisions to the chest or groin by Mr Birdi and his skilled team, rather than necessitating a full breastbone division.

Less Recovery Time

Because traditional heart surgery included breastbone division (and, on top of heart surgery, you are essentially dealing with a broken bone), it is a major surgery, and requires a long time to heal. With keyhole surgery, it is much more minimally invasive, and as such does not take months to recover from – instead, you should completely be back to ‘normal life’ within a few weeks.

Smaller & more subtle scarring

Because keyhole heart surgery only requires a few small incisions (and sometimes none at all), the cosmetic result is much more superior. Scarring is minimal and is coverable, meaning you can wear your normal clothes with no alterations necessary. With breastbone division, you will usually be left with a 12-inch scar, whereas with keyhole surgery, it will only be around 3 inches long.

No risk of bone infection

Because keyhole heart surgery London does not require bones to be broken, there is no risk of bone infection compared to a 3-4% chance of bone infection with breastbone break.

Heal within 7 days

Due to the minimally invasive nature of keyhole surgery, the wound should heal within a week rather than 12 weeks after breastbone break.

Less Pain

The fact no bones are broken during the surgery means you will experience less discomfort during recovery.

“Successfully completed over 1,500 keyhole heart procedures in the last 20 years”

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Aortic Valve Surgery

Aortic Valve Surgery

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Heart Bypass By Keyhole Surgery

Heart Bypass By Keyhole Surgery

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Keyhole ASD Closure

Keyhole ASD Closure

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Mitral Valve Repair Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Repair Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

Many individuals who need mitral valve repair surgery or mitral valve replacement prefer to avoid having their breastbone opened for understandable reasons. The cut is large, and somewhat painful. In addition, healing takes nearly 3 months, and this prevents...
Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Tricuspid Valve Surgery

As with all heart disease, it must be diagnosed quickly and treated by experts which we offer at our London Heart Clinic. We understand that heart disease can be scary, and that if you are diagnosed with it, it’s best to be prepared, and to have all t...
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Meet our team

The Keyhole Heart Clinic is a London heart clinic, specialising in world leading keyhole heart surgery. We also have clinics in Nottingham and Essex. We have a large, expert team headed up by Lead Clinician, Director and highly experienced cardiac surgeon Mr Inderpaul Birdi. Specialising in minimally invasive heart surgery, Mr Inderpaul Birdi is professionally affiliated with many world renowned medical societies and associations. Mr Birdi is widely recognised as one of the most accomplished Top keyhole heart surgeons in the UK and he is sought after by patients from many international locations.

Mr Birdi has gathered together some of the best heart doctors and heart surgeons in the field to make The Keyhole Heart Clinic the Number 1 clinic in the UK for combined clinical experience in the treatment of heart disease using keyhole procedures. And if, for any reason, you are not suitable for keyhole heart surgery, you can be sure that the team are more than capable of performing traditional heart surgery if required.

If you have any questions about our team, what we do, who might be looking after you, please do feel free to get in touch, and the expert team will be delighted to answer any of your queries.