Cardiology
Overview
Vision
To become the best cardiac care center in the region of Puducherry & neighboring states and to start D.M and fellowship courses in cardiology..
Mission
To provide ethical, quality and advanced Cardiac healthcare services, to reach out all the people in the community.
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
- Post intervention clinic.
- Heart failure clinic.
- Valvular heart disease clinic.
- Cardiac screening clinic.
Academics
G.Vijayaragavan, S.Baskaran – Post-myocardial infarction risk stratification a chapter in the text book “Applied Echocardiography in CAD” published by Jaypee Brothers.
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” 29th September
CARDIAC CAMPS DETAILS |
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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 |
