Cardiac Care (Heart Care)
Two Categories:
Cardiology: Our Cardiology department is well present with state of the art equipment and renowned and experienced consultants. A cardiologist performs like Angiography, Balloon Angioplasty, primary Angioplasty (which prevent to damage heart muscles), coronary stents, IVUS or FFR guided Angioplasty, Ablation procedures or Devices insertion like pacemakers or defibrillators.
Cardiovascular Surgery: We deals in surgery in well-equipped theatre with treatment for heart and cardiovascular system related disorders. Cardiothoracic surgeon performs operations like CABG (Open Heart Surgery), minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft (MICS), Valve replacement surgery, etc.
Cardiology
Overview
The Cardiology Department focuses on holistic approach to Cardiac Care through invasive & non-invasive therapeutic & diagnostic services managed by dedicated team of doctors.
Key Diseases
- Congenital heart disease
- Coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries)
- Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Heart attack (blocking of blood flow in heart)
- Heart failure (improper pumping of blood in heart)
- Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)
- Arrhythmia (irregular, slow or fast heart beating)
- Hypertension
- Heart valve disease (issues in opening and closing of heart)
- Pericardial disease
Key Procedures & Technologies
Non Invasive Cardiology:
The Non-Invasive section houses the most advanced machines for carrying out cardiac investigations. Non-invasive cardiology utilizes various techniques to diagnose the heart problem. There are no needles, or instruments inserted in the body, hence the name non- invasive cardiology. The cardiologist recommends medication and / or lifestyle changes once the risk or condition is identified.
The techniques used are:
- Echocardiography (ECG): With the help of ultrasound waves images are generated to know about any infection, structural issues or even blood pumping of heart.
- Stress tests (TMT): It is a process of cardiologist monitoring and diagnosing the possible heart issue for the patients in stress while during exercise.
- Heart monitors: 24 hrs Holter monitor, monitors heart’s electrical activity over a period of time.
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring.
- 2 D Echo
Invasive Cardiology
It identifies or treats structural or electrical abnormalities within the heart structure with open or minimal invasive surgery.
Key procedures are:
- Angiography / Coronary Angiography: It is used to find out how much the arteries have become narrow.
- Angioplasty: An angioplasty is performed when the blood does not flow normally if the arteries are clogged due to plaques. A tiny balloon in inserted in the clogged part and the plaque is pushed against the wall, thus allowing the blow to flow in increased capacity. This is done after an angiography is performed.
- Stenting: This is done along with angioplasty, in which a stent (metal coil) is placed so that the clogged vessel is opened permanently.
- Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasties: Procedure to repair the narrowed opening of heart valve Pediatric Invasive Cardiology.
- Siagnostic catheterization and therapeutic modalities.
- Pulmonary Valvuloplasty.
- Aortic Valvuloplasty.
- Septostomy.
Electrophysiology
- Permanent Pacemakers (PPM)
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Biventricular Pacing (BiV or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) Besides diagnostic electrophysiology study, we also offer therapeutic ablative procedures for various arrhythmias with the use of Conventional EP systems and also state of the art mapping system (St. Jude Ensite Velocity). We also offer ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation.
Infrastructure:
- State of art and fully integrated catheterization lab that handles simplex and complex coronary angioplasties and other procedures.
- The combo cath lab offers diagnostic and therapeutic facility at the same time.
- Structural Cardiac Intervention: Services offered are like TAVR / TAVI (Trans catheter aortic valve replacement), . Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR / PPVI), Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), Mitra-clip, PFO closure, Left atrial appendage closure and many others.