title: Could cut-price cardiovascular procedures in India help Europe's hard-pressed health-care systems?
abstract: Until recently, travelling to India for a cardiovascular procedure was unheard of, but huge improvements in the quality of medical care available in the subcontinent, and its relative cheapness, have fostered the growth of 'medical tourism' and could impact on health care in Europe, reports Barry Shurlock, PhD.
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D005060:Europe; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D057193:Medical Tourism / Q000191:economics*