Dr. Arun Kalyanasundaram regularly treats international patients from the Gulf, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the United Kingdom who travel to Chennai for CTO PCI and complex coronary intervention. You begin with a remote consultation, confirm your treatment plan before you travel, and arrive with everything arranged. You will not be navigating a foreign healthcare system alone.
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If you have been told that bypass is your only option, or that your blockage is a “100% block” that angioplasty cannot open, this often reflects the limits of routinely available techniques rather than a true impossibility. A complete blockage is, in specialist hands, a chronic total occlusion (CTO) — and can be opened in the great majority of cases.
Through complex angioplasty performed by Dr. Arun Kalyanasundaram, many patients avoid bypass surgery altogether — and avoid the chest incision, the longer hospital stay, and the extended recovery that open surgery involves. The remote second opinion confirms whether this is possible for your specific anatomy before you commit to travel.
Direct flights Dubai/Abu Dhabi → Chennai (~3.5–4 hrs). Largest single group of Dr. Arun’s international patients. e-Medical Visa available online.
Direct or one-stop to Chennai (~4–6 hrs total). Dr. Arun is faculty at the Bahrain Live interventional conference — strong referral relationships with Bahraini cardiologists.
Direct Kuala Lumpur → Chennai (~3.5 hrs). International-standard care at significantly lower cost than local private hospitals.
Direct Singapore Changi → Chennai (~3.5 hrs). Singapore-based patients of Indian origin frequently seek specialist care for complex cardiac cases.
Dr. Arun performed the first CrossBoss-Stingray CTO PCI live case in South Asia in Bangladesh in 2015. Strong historical ties with Bangladeshi interventional cardiologists.
Direct/one-stop from Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam (~4–6 hrs). Faculty at Saudi Arabian cardiac intervention conferences.
Non-resident Indians and British nationals of Indian origin combine family visits with specialist care. ~10 hrs direct London → Chennai.
South Africa, Australia, Canada, Kuwait, Qatar, and more. Contact the team — the pathway is the same regardless of origin.
Reach out via WhatsApp (+91 94807 94807), email (director@ctomd.com), or phone. Send your angiogram report, echocardiogram, ECG, and clinical summary. No referral letter required — a direct enquiry is sufficient. Everything is communicated in English. Team responds within one business day.
Dr. Arun reviews your reports and prepares a written assessment confirming: whether CTO PCI or complex intervention is technically feasible and clinically indicated in your case; what technique will be used; the expected procedural time; the anticipated hospital stay; and an approximate cost estimate. You do not travel to Chennai speculatively — you travel with a confirmed plan. See the second opinion process →
Once you confirm you wish to proceed, Dr. Arun’s team schedules the procedure at Promed Hospital. They provide guidance on: Chennai International Airport (MAA), recommended accommodation close to the hospital on East Coast Road, typical total trip duration (plan for 5–10 days), and any pre-procedure investigations to complete locally before travel.
Most international patients apply for an e-Medical Visa online at indianvisaonline.gov.in. The e-Medical Visa allows stays of up to 60 days and is typically granted within 2–4 business days. Promed Hospital provides a formal hospital invitation letter confirming the appointment date and treating physician — required for the medical visa application. The team provides this letter on request.
Patients are admitted one day before the procedure for pre-procedure assessment, baseline blood tests, ECG, and final imaging. Dr. Arun meets every international patient in person before the procedure to review the plan, answer questions, and confirm consent. A family member or companion is welcome.
CTO PCI and complex interventions are performed at Promed Hospital’s catheterisation laboratory, equipped for the full range of complex coronary interventions including IVUS, rotational atherectomy, and haemodynamic support (IABP, Impella). A family liaison is kept informed throughout. Dr. Arun personally briefs the patient and family immediately after the case.
CTO PCI: typically 1–2 nights. CHIP and complex PCI: 2–3 nights. Complete procedural report, discharge summary, medication plan, and follow-up schedule provided in English — formatted for submission to your home country’s healthcare system.
Most patients medically cleared to fly home within 3–5 days of the procedure. Remote follow-up available by WhatsApp video or email. Repeat echocardiogram and clinical review at 3 months can be coordinated with your home country cardiologist.
Procedure Cost Estimation
Approximate cost range provided as part of the remote second opinion before you travel. Includes procedure and standard hospital stay. Specific inclusions confirmed by the team on request.
Visa Invitation Letter
Promed Hospital provides a formal hospital invitation letter for the medical visa application on request.
Dedicated Coordinator
International patient coordinator available for documentation, travel guidance, and coordination throughout.
Language
All communication and documentation in English.
Hospital Contact
Promed Hospital, Chennai
+91 94807 94807
director@ctomd.com
Equivalent technical expertise and imaging guidance (IVUS, OCT, rotablation, haemodynamic support) at a fraction of the cost of Western private hospitals.
No waiting list for complex cases — procedure scheduled when clinically indicated.
Cleveland Clinic–trained operator with 25+ years of specialist experience and 2,500+ CTO procedures.
One specialist responsible for your case — not an assembly line. Dr. Arun personally performs, reviews, and follows up every case.
Asia-Pacific CTO Club Director for India — the definitive escalation point for complex and failed coronary cases in the region.
International patients begin with a remote second opinion. Reach out via WhatsApp, email, or phone and send your angiogram report, echocardiogram, ECG, and clinical summary. No referral letter is required — a direct enquiry is sufficient. Within 2–3 business days, Dr. Arun prepares a written assessment confirming whether intervention is feasible, the technique to be used, expected hospital stay, and an approximate cost estimate. You travel to Chennai only with a confirmed plan. See the second opinion process →
Most international patients apply for an e-Medical Visa online at indianvisaonline.gov.in. It allows stays of up to 60 days and is typically granted within 2–4 business days. Promed Hospital provides a formal hospital invitation letter confirming the appointment date and treating physician, which is required for the medical visa application. The team provides this letter on request.
Plan for a total trip duration of 5–10 days. Patients are admitted one day before the procedure for assessment. CTO PCI typically requires a 1–2 night hospital stay; CHIP and complex PCI require 2–3 nights. Most patients are medically cleared to fly home within 3–5 days of the procedure.
In many cases, yes. Patients who have been told that bypass is their only option, or that their blockage is a "100% block" that cannot be treated, often travel to Chennai for a second opinion and find that complex angioplasty is feasible. Opening a chronic total occlusion with the full range of CTO crossing strategies can allow many patients to avoid bypass surgery and its longer recovery. The remote second opinion confirms feasibility before you travel.
International patients choose India for equivalent technical expertise and imaging guidance (IVUS, OCT, rotablation, haemodynamic support) at a fraction of the cost of Western private hospitals, with no waiting list for complex cases. With Dr. Arun specifically, patients have a Cleveland Clinic–trained operator with 25+ years of experience and 2,500+ CTO procedures, who personally performs, reviews, and follows up every case — and who serves as the Asia-Pacific CTO Club Director for India.
All communication and documentation is in English. The procedural report, discharge summary, medication plan, and follow-up schedule are provided in English, formatted for submission to your home country's healthcare system.
+91 94807 94807
director@ctomd.com
