Cardiology

Overview

The Cardiology department provides 24*7 complete cardiac care. The department is equipped with Echocardiography, TMT machines and Holter monitor. A full time dedicated modern cardiac catheterization lab with trained staff is available, for all invasive cardiology procedures. The department also provides evaluation and treatment of cardiomyopathies, valvular heart diseases, heart failure, arrhythmias, and coronary artery disease.

Head of the Department

Facilities

Noninvasive Cardiac Lab:

2D Echo: Portable and standalone equipped with adult, pediatric, vascular, and transesophageal probe.

Treadmill Testing: Stress testing of the heart for detecting coronary artery disease and quantifying exercise tolerance.

24 Hours Holter Monitoring: To detect rhythm disturbances.

Invasive Cardiology:

State of the art 24*7 cardiac catheterization lab (Philips) is operated and caters to all interventional cardiac needs of patients. Coronary and Peripheral angiography, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Pericardiocentesis, temporary and permanent Pacemaker implantation and structural heart disease interventions are routinely done.

Schemes available:

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Insurance
Private Insurances.
ESI
ECHS
PMJY

Special Clinic

Academics

Medicine Residents (Post Graduates) are posted in department of Cardiology in fulfillment of academic curriculum. They are trained in evaluating and managing all cardiac patients, basic training in echocardiography and Tread mill testing. They are given hands on training in doing pericardiocentesis, temporary pacemaker insertion and advanced cardiac life saving procedures.

Research

G.Vijayaragavan, S.Baskaran – Post-myocardial infarction risk stratification a chapter in the text book “Applied Echocardiography in CAD” published by Jaypee Brothers.

Outreach

Community camps are conducted at regular intervals. ECG, echocardiography, basic blood tests and cardiologic opinion is provided free of cost to identify patients with coronary artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart diseases, valvular heart diseases and rhythm disturbances. Patients with cardiac diseases are provided treatment at nominal charges and under various insurance schemes.

Various ECG workshops
Cardiology camps- on “World Heart Day” 29^th September

	CARDIAC CAMPS DETAILS
DATE	PLACE	STATE / DISTRICT
24.06.18	Gingee	Villupuram
15.07.18	Kattumannarkoil	Cuddalore
29.08.18	Pondicherry University	Pondicherry
19.12.18	Veppur	Cuddalore
27.01.19	Vadakuthu	Cuddalore
24.02.19	Gingee	Cuddalore
17.03.19	Vadakuthu	Cuddalore
30.06.19	Neyveli	Cuddalore
04.08.19	Ulunthurpettai	Villupuram
18.08.19	Chidambaram	Cuddalore
15.09.19	Kattumannarkoil	Cuddalore
29.09.19	Gingee	Villupuram
15.12.19	Vadaloor	Cuddalore
19.01.20	Vadakuthu	Cuddalor