Dindigul Hospital
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Cardiology

Cardiology

Our hi-tech cardiology department, comprising a sophisticated ICCU, cath lab and state-of-the-art Cardio thoracic and vascular surgical theatre provides diagnostic and treatment service.

The service comprises outpatient facilities, inpatient provision, and provides a full range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations and treatments.

Facilities

Non-Invasive Investigational facilities

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Tread-mill Test (Cardiac Stress Testing)
  • Echocardiogram (transthoracic and transesophageal)
  • Fetal echocardiography
  • Holter monitoring
  • IABP
  • ECMO

Interventional cardiology procedures

  • Cardiac catheterisation and angiography
Milestones
  • Vadamalayan Hospitals has successfully completed over 50,000 cardiac surgeries includes Bypass, Valve replacements, Pediatric cardiac procedures, Transplants and Minimally invasive procedures.
  • Vadamalayan Hospitals has successfully performed Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Vadamalayan Hospitals has successfully performed TAVR – Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
  • Pioneered open heart surgeries and cardiac catheterization, in the early 90’s.
  • Conducted over 2 Lakh Cardiac and cardiothoracic surgeries and angioplasties
  • Achieved a 99.7% success rate in cardiac bypass surgeries; over 99.7% of which were beating heart surgeries.
  • Introduced cutting edge procedures like off-pump and beating-heart surgery, either by thoracotomy (minimal invasive access) or classical sternotomy, trans-radial angioplasty and stenting, mitral valve replacement.
  • Largest series of aortic valve replacements with stentless heart valve bioprosthesis.
  • Vadamalayan Hospitals launched a state-of-the-art cardiac facility, with dedicated, highly qualified and experienced cardiology and cardiothoracic teams, skilled technologists and support staff ably backed by a modern multi-specialty medical facility. The Center is equipped with state of the art modern flat panel cardiac catheterization laboratory and has acquired latest technology including Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and Optical Coherence Tomography(OCT)  an non-invasive diagnostic technique that renders an in vivo cross-sectional view of the retina. OCT utilizes a concept known as interferometry to create a cross-sectional map of the retina that is accurate to within at least 10-15 microns.
  • Endovascular Aneurysm repair for 2 large aneurysms simultaneously performed at Vadamalayan Hospitals.
  • Vadamalayan Hospitals has the largest ECMO series for acute lung failure.

Our Doctors (Madurai)

  • Dr. D. Ashok kumar M.D., D.M.

    Consultant Cardiologist

    Madurai
  • Dr. B. R. J. Kannan M.D., D.M., DNB., MNAMS

    Consultant Interventional Cariologist and Paediatric Cardiologist

    Madurai
  • Dr. V. Amuthan M.D., D.M., FACC., FCSI, FIAE.

    Consultant Cardiologist

    Madurai
  • Dr. S. Sathish Kumar M.D., D.M.

    Consultant Cardiologist

    Madurai
  • Dr. R. R. Saravanan M.D., D.M., F.N.B

    Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

    Madurai
  • Dr. R. Sasinthar M.D, D.M

    Consultant Interventional cardiologist

    Madurai

Visiting Doctors

  • Dr. S. Palanichamy M.D.,D.M.

    Consultant Cardiologist

    Madurai

Our Doctors (Dindigul)

  • Dr. T. Adharsh Narain MD., DNB

    Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

  • Dr. Palanivel Rajan M MD., DM (Cardiology) PGIMER Chandigarh

    Consultant Interventional Cardiologist