What is Coronary Heart Disease?

Coronary Heart Disease beings when the coronary arteries - the arteries on the surface of the heart that supply the heart muscle with blood - become gradually Furred up with fatty material called Atheroma. In time the artery may become so narrow that it cannot deliver enough oxygen -containing blood to the heart muscle when it needs it most. The pain and discomfort that happens, as a result, is called Angina. Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) is a condition caused by Coronary Heart Disease.

Rheumatic Heart Disease - This disease mainly damages the heart valves. The valves which most commonly get affected and damaged are the Mitral followed by the Aorrtic valve.

Hypertensive Heart Disease

Long- standing high blood pressure affects the heart muscles and the heart blood vessels resulting in heart enlargement and failure in the long run or blockage of the coronary blood vessels leading to a Heart Attack.

Pericardial Diseases : The most common is Pericardial Effusion Constructive Pericarditis

Common Signs and symptoms of Heart Diseases (Mainly Myocardial Infarction)

• Sudden chest pain (typically radiating to the left arm or left side of the neck)
• Shortness of breath
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Palpitations
• Sweating
• Anxiety (often described as a sense of impending doom)

Women may experience fewer typical symptoms than men, most commonly shortness of breath, weakness, a feeling of indigestion and fatigue. Approximately, one -quarter of all Myocardial Infarctions are silent, without chest pain or other symptoms.

Causes of Heart Failure

The causes of Heart Failure are difficult to analyse due to challenges in diagnosis, differences in population and age.

Common causes, ranked as per their risk factor

Conditions/diseases that can be treated at the Mediversal Institute of Cardiac Sciences

• Angina / Unstable Angina
• Acute Heart Attack (MI)
• Acute shortness of breath
• Heart Failure
• Valvular Diseases
• Patient requiring Pacemaker
• Patient with abnormal
• heart rate (Arrhythmia)
• Congenital Heart Diseases
• Syncope or faint attacks

Facilities Available

• Diagnostic (Non-Invasive)
• EEG (12-lead, computerized)
• Echo-cardiography (Colour Doppler, trans-esophageal and 3D)
• TMT
• Holter monitor
• Stress echo
• Preventive Cardiology (lifestyle modification, control of risk factors
• Diagnostic (Invasive)
• Coronary Angiography
• Femoral
• Redial (Day/Care Procedure)
• Cardio / Cerebral
• PeriPheral / Renal
• Electrophysiology (arrhythmia Study)
• Intravascular Ultrasound
• FFR Study
• Cardiac Catheterisation & Haemodynamic Study
• CCatheterisation & Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease
• Therapeutic Intervention
• Elective Coronary Angioplasty and Stent Implant
• Primary or emergency Coronary Angioplasty
• (during early hours of Ml)
• Renal Angioplasty
• Carotid Angioplasty
• Limb Artery Angioplasty
• Aorta Intervention
• PTSMA
• Balloon Valvuloplasty (Mitral, Aortic, Pulmonary Tricuspid Valu Ballooning)
• Device (ASD, VSD, PDA) closure of holes in the Heart
• Acute intervention after birth (TGA, PDA opening)
• Closure of abnormal arterial channels in children
• Pericardial Fluid Aspiration
• Pacing Modalities Group
• Pacemaker implantation (Single/ Dual Chamber, Bi-ventricular)
• Multi-side Pacing
• Stent Valve Implantation
• Surgical intervention * including it soon
• CABG
• Off-pump
• Multivessel Total Arterial Bypass (LIMA-RIMAY
• Valve surgery
• Aortic Valve Replacement/ Repair
• Mitral Valve Replacement/ Repair
• Double Valve Replacement
• Tricuspid Valve Repair
• Aortic Root Surgery (Bentalls Operation)
• Congenital Heart Surgery
• ASD Closure
• VSD Closure
• PDA Ligation
• BT Shunt
• BD Glenn Shunt
• Fontan’s Procedure
• TAPVC Repair
• Total Correction of TOF
• Diagnostic (Invasive)
• Coronary Angiography
• Femoral
• Redial (Day/Care Procedure)
• Cardio / Cerebral
• PeriPheral / Renal
• Electrophysiology (arrhythmia Study)
• Intravascular Ultrasound
• FFR Study
• Cardiac Catheterisation & Haemodynamic Study
• Catheterisation & Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease
• Therapeutic Intervention
• Elective Coronary Angioplasty and Stent Implant
• Primary or emergency Coronary Angioplasty
• (during early hours of Ml)
• Renal Angioplasty
• Carotid Angioplasty
• Limb Artery Angioplasty
• Aorta Intervention
• PTSMA
• Balloon Valvuloplasty (Mitral, Aortic, Pulmonary Tricuspid Valu Ballooning)