Cardiology

“Be heart healthy”

The Cardiology department at Velammal Hospital is a comprehensive heart care center. People these days are exposed to a broad variety of cardiac anomalies owing to a change in lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits. It is challenging to diagnose the exact conditions and deliver pertinent solutions in these situations. The finest team of cardiac surgeons in Velammal Hospital has decades of experience in diagnosing complex heart problems precisely. They have an edge over providing superior clinical outcomes for the reason that they have extensive practice experiences globally.

Their deep insights and precision of work in conjunction with modern heart care facilities in Velammal Hospital bring about optimum results. Velammal Hospital has a superior performance record in the cardiology discipline serving numerous people to gift them the right to own a healthy heart. It is fully competent to handle both chronic (Coronary Artery Diseases, Abnormal heartbeat, Heart Failure, and Cardiomyopathy) and acute (Heart attack) cardiac conditions. Our doctors are qualified in the latest diagnostic and therapeutic Cardiac interventions to give the best quality of life to patients.

Students are practically trained as they have visits that are scheduled frequently with the expert clinicians, physicians, and technicians.

Support systems:

• Two well-equipped Cath labs capable of performing complex cardiac invasive procedures.
• Electro Physiology Machine
• TMT Machine
• 3D Echocardiography machine
• ECG Machine
• Holter Machine
• ambulances with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) system
• state-of-the-art clinical set-up

Infrastructures:

• PD Rooms
• ECG Room
• Echocardiography Room
• TMT Room
• Holter Room
• Central Cath lab
• Store Room
• Dedicated Intensive Care Unit
• Cardiology Ward

Non-invasive Procedures:

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Echocardiogram (ECHO)
• Cardiac Stress Analysis
• Treadmill Test (TMT)
• Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
• Tilt Table Test
• CT Coronary Angiogram
• 24 hours Ambulatory BP Monitoring
• 24 hours Holter Monitor

Invasive Procedures:

Cath. Lab Procedures:

The Institute is equipped with 2 state-of-the-art Cath Labs for carrying-out Cardiac Interventions. And, this is one of the few hospitals in the country to have a Biplane cath lab capable of giving rapid multidimensional high-quality images during diagnostic and corrective interventional procedures.

Coronary Angiography:

To identify blocks in the blood supply to the heart.

Primary Angioplasty:

Block removal and stenting in case of heart attack and to prevent muscle damage

Peripheral Angioplasty & Stenting – It covers Carotid artery stenting, Renal artery stenting, Abdominal aorta stenting, Subclavian artery stenting & Above and below the knee stenting.

Interventional Procedures:

Diagnostic – CAG/ Check Angio, Renal Angiogram, Aortogram/ Peripheral Angio, RHS, Venogram, Cath Study, LV Angio.

Therapeutic – Angioplasty/PTCA, BMV, ASD Closure, TPI, PPI, Renal Angioplasty, CRT, PDA Closure, POBA, PTRA, AICD, Coil Embolization, Pericardial Taping.

Preventive Cardiology:

There are various lifestyle complications like High blood pressure, diabetes, increased cholesterol level, Obesity, etc. that gradually leads to cardiac anomalies. Velammal Hospital which is eternally committed to the betterment of community health actively participates in educating the public on cardiac health. It has a Preventive Cardiology Program available for the public for a subsidized price. To sense abnormalities before it appears there is a collection of heart-related tests done and consultations given on the status of the heart functions.