Structure of the Cardiology Department
Clinical Cardiology: Focuses on the diagnosis and management of heart diseases.
Interventional Cardiology: Involves procedures such as angioplasty and stenting to treat heart
conditions.
Electrophysiology: Deals with heart rhythm disorders and the management of pacemakers and
defibrillators.
Heart Failure and Transplantation: Manages advanced heart failure and the process of heart transplants.
Preventive Cardiology: Aims to prevent heart disease through risk assessment and lifestyle modification.
Services Provided
Diagnostic Testing:
Electrocardiogram (ECG): Measures the electrical activity of the heart.
Echocardiogram: Uses ultrasound to visualize the heart's structure and function.
Stress Testing: Assesses how the heart performs under physical stress.
Holter Monitoring: Continuous ECG monitoring, typically over 24-48 hours.
Interventional Procedures:
Cardiac Catheterization: A procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions.
Angioplasty and Stenting: Techniques to open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries.
Atherectomy: Removing plaque from arteries.
Electrophysiology Services:
Electrophysiological Studies (EPS): Tests to understand abnormal heart rhythms.
Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Management: Implantation and follow-up of
devices
that help manage heart rhythms.
Heart Failure Management:
Medication Management: Optimizing drug therapies to manage heart failure.
Device Therapy: Including ventricular assist devices (VADs) and biventricular pacemakers.
Heart Transplantation: Evaluation and management of patients before and after heart transplant
surgery.
Preventive Cardiology:
Risk Assessment and Screening: Identifying individuals at risk of developing heart disease.
Lifestyle Counseling: Offering guidance on diet, exercise, and smoking cessation.
Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Management: Strategies to control major cardiovascular risk factors.