Department of Cardiology at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata
As a part of the Apollo Hospital Group, one of Asia's largest and most trusted healthcare providers, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals brings together some of the most talented medical professionals from across the world, with the best technology and working environment to ensure the highest standard of patient care. It has over 50 medical specialties, 297 operational beds, 24 hours Emergency Service and round the clock pharmacy.
Present Scenario
Coronary heart disease is becoming increasingly common amongst people of younger generation all over the world and more so in the Indian subcontinent. Studies reveal that Indians are four times more prone to coronary artery diseases than their Western counterparts.
Moreover the Indians have more severe types of diseases resulting in more heart attacks and deaths.
However an early diagnosis and prompt treatment can save many of these lives.
Apollo : Smoothing heartbeats
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals provide state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities which include echocardiography, stress testing, and Holter monitoring and is well- equipped with latest Siemen's Cath Labs for performing Angiography, Angioplasty (both with or without drugeluting Stent), peripheral, carotid and renal procedures.
It also provides advanced facilities for Electrophysiological Study (EPS), Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) , implantation of single/double chamber Pacemaker and Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD). Valvuloplasty, and occlusion of intracardiac shunts (ASD, PDA5) are also performed successfully.
Coronary Care Ambulance at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata : -
The cardiac ambulances are well equipped with ECG machine, defibrillator, and transport ventilators and are manned by specially trained nursing and paramedical staff and a doctor.
Apollo Heart Cheq at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata : -
'Prevention is better than cure'. A healthy life-style with regular check-ups reduces the chances of heart attacks. 'The Apollo Heart Cheq' is such a health check package, which keeps you abreast with the status of your cardiovascular system.
Department of Cardiology at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata
The specialist team of highly qualified cardiologists at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals gives utmost importance to proper diagnosis, which helps in deciding the right pattern of treatment. The department is supported by excellent diagnostic services like Non-invasive Cardiology services comprising of Eletro-cardiography, computerized Tread mill test, Colour Doppler Echocardiography System and Computerized Holter Monitoring Units etc.for proper planning of treatment.
Achievements of the Department of Cardiology at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata
Beating Heart Surgery - a hole new concept [Performed first time in eastern India] : -
When 44-year-old Himanshu Saha, suffered myocardial infarction, better known as 'heart attack',it brought about an rare and serious complication - Post infarction VSD.
Described as the death of a portion of heart muscle due to lack of blood flow owing to critical blockage in one or more coronary arteries, myocardial infarction the pumping capacity of the heart proportionately to the extent of damage. Mr. Saha's case was complicated by the fact that the infarction or muscle death was on the posterior portion of the heart which progressed to create a hole in the wall separating the right and left ventricles. While a hole in the heart is the commonest heart problem in children, a VSD acquired in adulthood is equally rare.
An acquired VSD causes major circulatory alteration and calls for emergency intervention. Normally major intracardiac repairs of this kind are performed on total cardiopulmonary bypass when the patient is put on heart lung machine, which takes care of maintaining blood circulation and breathing, the heart is stopped and operated upon. But the use of heart lung machine itself increases the possibility of post-operative complications like stroke or blood clotting.
To do away these problems, a team of Doctors, led by Dr Satyajit Bose, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals performed the repair surgery on beating heart. "Although coronary bypass is carried out on beating hearts in many parts of the world and is the standard norm in our hospital, an intracardiac repair without heart lung machine is a feat tried for the first time in the world", said Dr. Bose.
Explaining the operation, Dr. Bose said, "We used a Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE), during the surgery to visualize the posterior side, which gave a very clear picture of the location and size of the hole from outside. Thereafter we stabilized a small portion of the heart and stitched the hole."
Once the problem caused by the sudden abrupt change in circulatory dynamics by the VSD, was addressed and solved, the bypass grafts could be done in normal course.
With this rare surgery performed successfully, Collate once again proved its competence to deliver innovative healthcare of international standard.
Kid back to healthy life after a heart-frying treatment : -
For the Patra family of Midnapore, our hospital has been an important junction in their long journey from unbearable physical and mental agony to a normal life blessed with health. 9-year-old Sriparno Patra started suffering from palpitations or racing heart. Speaking simply, his heart beat would shoot up to 300 beats /minute instead of a normal 80.This very fast heart rate was accompanied by symptoms like, profuse sweating, dizziness, vomiting and weakness.
After a thorough investigation Dr. Debasish Biswas, Pediatric Cardiologist, Apollo Gleneagles Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia(PSVT) caused by some aberrant electrical pathway in his heart.Medicines did help for two years but his doses of asthma medication triggered the palpitations.
Thus it became obvious that he needed a curative therapy. Dr Aftab Khan, In-Charge, Department of Electrophysiology of the same hospital performed an Electro physiologic (EP) Study, followed by Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) where aberrant pathways are destroyed.
'This case was particularly difficult as the abnormal pathways were so close with the normal cells, a slight faltering could necessitate pacemaker', said Dr. Khan.After the successful treatment, carried under local anesthesia, Sriparno was released the next day, with no heart medications at all.
Today he is no different from any other kid, jumping, playing and weaving dreams of being an engineer when he grows up.
Facilities at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata
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