Department of Cardiology

The Department of Cardiology is the first one of its kind in the whole Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh, which offers all the non-invasive, invasive and interventional facilities for all the cardio vascular problems. This department has a fully equipped intensive coronary care unit, non-invasive unit and a cardiac catheterization laboratory, all working smoothly since its inception. The department runs out-patient services on all the days. apart from this, emergency services are available round the clock. The department offers all the facilities in non-invasive, invasive and interventional cardiology. Though the department caters primarily to the people of Rayalaseema region, patients do come from all over Andhra Pradesh and even from the other states.

Equipments :

Cardiac Catheterization Lab :
=> Philips Alura Xper FD 10c Flat panel digital cardiac catheterization Lab
=> Siemens Artis Zee flat panel digital catheterization Laboratory
=> BARD DUA Electrophysiology Laboratory
=> I stat Cardiotrace Haemoximeter
=> Novo Biomedical ABG analyzer
=> Pacing system analyser a) Medtronic b) St. Jude
=> Medtronics ACT Machine

ECHO LAB :
=> PHILIPS iE 33 Echo machine with 3D, Linear adult, Paediatric and Multiplane TEE probes.
=> PHILIPS Sonos 7500 with multiplane TEE probe.
=> PHILIPS Sonos 4500

ECG :
=> BPL - 2; GE - 1 ; ELI – 2; HP -1; Motara instruments (ELI 250) – 6

ICCU :
=> PHILIPS intellivue MP 20 with central monitor - 8 nos
=> Mindray Bone view T8 – 6 nos.

Stress Lab :
=> RMS Tread Mill
=> Vintron TMT

Other Equipments :
=> TPI Pulse Generators - 4 Nos.
=> Defibrillators - 6 Nos.
=> Roche Quantitative Troponin – T , BNP , D-imer analyser - 1
=> Terumo Penpol DF 40U Programable Deep Freezer.
=> Multigene PCR analyser.
=> Datascope IABP machine.

Projects :

Ongoing Projects :
=> A study of effects of statin on endothelial dysfunction in Metabolic syndrome patients.
=> Comparison of conventional angiography and MRangiography assessing PA anatomy in TOF.
=> 3D Echocardiographic evaluation of mitral valve before and after PTMC.
=> Tissue Doppler imaging in metobolic syndrome.

Completed Projects :
=> Role of High-Sensitive C-Reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in Coronary Artery disease.
=> Correlation of angiographic Severity of coronary artery disease with intima-media thickness of Carotid Artery.
=> Noninvasive assessment of Endothelial function by Brachial Artery flow mediated dilatation in syndrome X patients.
=> Randomized clinical trial on efficacy of carnitine in scorpion sting Myocarditis.
=> Left ventricular myocardial performance indes for assessment of acute Periprocedural outcomes in coronary artery disease patients after successful percutaneous coronary intervention.
=> The valur of Surface Electrocardiogram (ECG) in Licalizing the Level of culprit lesion Acute myocardial infarction.
=> Comparative Tissue Doppler vs. Cardiac catheterization study for assessing Diastolic dysfunction of LV.
=> Mitral valve commissural score before PTMC as predictor of outcome of mitral valvuloplasty.