CARDIOLOGY OPD SERVICES:
Following Services are available in Cardiology OPD. Patients asking for any of the following services will be referred to Cardiology OPD 2 Floor SS Building.
-
Cardiologists Consultation : -- Adult and Paediatric Cardiology
-
Stress Test. (Stress Thallium is available in nuclear medicine department)
-
2D Echo, Cardiac Colour Doppler,Transoesophageal echocardiography.( TEE)
-
Contrast Echocardiography,Dobutamine Stress Echo
-
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement ( BP Holter )
-
Ambulatory ECG ( ECG Holter)
-
Paediatric And Neonatal Cardiac Consultation & Echocardiography
-
Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
-
Heart Failure Clinic, Point of care tests like ProBNP,BNP
-
Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Clinic –All Pacemaker related check-up etc.
-
External loop recorder ( ELR)
-
Cardiac Surgery OPD & Post operative dressing, stitch removal
-
For Old Building – Currently Cardiac Echocardiography Service is available only for indoor patients
For more information regarding Cardiac OPD Services contact Cardiac Reception. 3271 / 3272
CARDIOLOGY IPD SERVICES :
Common procedures performed in Cardiac Cathlab are as follows:
-
Coronary Angiography
-
Coronary Angioplasty
-
Balloon Mitral Valvotomy ( BMV)
-
Balloon Pulmonary Valvotomy (BPV)
-
Temporary Pacing & Permanent Pacemaker Implantation ( PPI )
-
Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) guided Angioplasty.
-
Rotablation ( Rota Angioplasty )
-
Fractional Flow Reserve ( FFR)
-
Graft Angiography and Angioplasty.
-
Percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation (PTSMA)
-
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ( CRT)
-
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ( ICD) -- implantation
-
Cardiac Catheterization
-
Atrial Septal Defect or Ventricular Septal Defect (ASD or VSD) Device
-
Closure. PDA PFO Device Closure in Adult or Paediatric Patients.
-
IVC Filter
-
EP study and Radiofrequency Ablation ( EP Study & RF Ablation)
-
Peripheral Angiography and Angioplasty
-
Renal Angiography and Angioplasty
-
All Interventional Radiology Procedures.
-
All Interventional Neurology Procedures.
For more information regarding Cardiac IPD Services: Contact Cardiac Reception 3271/3272 or Cardiology Secretary Ms.Rakhi 3278, or Cardiac Manager 3264, Short Code: 77563
Cardiac Diet and Nutrition OPD:
Monday to Thursday and Saturday : 10 am to 1pm
Friday : 3pm to 5pm
Ongoing research projects / Clinical Trials :
Chest pain Clinic – Cardiac Bay :
Location: Emergency Department --Cardiac Bay. Works 24 x 7Who should visit this Cardiac Bay:--
-
Patients having Chest Pain or heaviness with or without arm pain, upper back and jaw pain.
-
Difficulty in breathing, suffocation
-
Uneasy feeling and restlessness
-
Excessive sweating
-
Upper abdominal discomfort
-
Chest discomfort
-
Blackouts and dizziness
Who Will Attend:
-
A team of Emergency Medical Experts and emergency nurses, DNB Cardiology Clinical Associates. Cardiology Consultant as per the need.
Treatment offered:
-
Emergency Medicine doctors will examine the patient and determine need for suitable investigations if any.
-
ECG will be done
-
Blood sample for Day one lab and Cardiac Enzymes will be taken.
-
In the event of abnormal ECG or Cardiac Enzyme reports the patient will be admitted.
-
If the reports including ECG are normal the patient will be kept under observation in emergency department. At the end of four hours ECG and Cardiac Enzyme test will be repeated. Following normal reports the patient will be discharged. If the reports show any abnormality then he will be admitted.
-
In case of acute myocardial infarction Depending on urgency of further treatment the Cardiology Clinical Associate or the Emergency Physician will advise Primary Angioplasty or thrombolyis. In such circumstances the patient will be admitted in Coronary Care Unit.