Cardiology

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. 

 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.

    Dr. V. Baskaran  (Professor & Head)

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

• Post intervention clinic.
• Heart failure clinic.
• Valvular heart disease clinic.
• Cardiac screening clinic.

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.

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” 29^th September