Cardiology is the medical domain that deals with the diseases that onsets in the heart and some parts of the circulatory system.
The cardiologists at Calcutta Heart Clinic & Hospital handle multiple cardiological subspecialties. These include, but not limited to the followings:
- Cardiac arrhythmia- Persistent irregular heartbeat, which is either too fast or too slow. It is of 2 types, more than 100 beats per minute are called tachycardia and below 60 beats per minute is called bradycardia.
- Pacemaker implantation- We regularly implant temporary and permanent pacemakers for life threatening conditions.
- Coronary Artery Disease, or Ischemic Heart Disease– it includes diseases like stable angina, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and sudden cardiac death.
- Cardiac arrest – a sudden failure of heart contraction that leads to the stoppage in the effective blood flow.
- Hypertension– Persistent high blood pressure in the arteries reaching the heart. A prolonged condition can lead to coronary artery disease, vision loss, chronic kidney disease, stroke, heart failure,
- Congenital heart defect– Presence of a defective heart since the time of the birth. The consequences can vary from none to life-threatening.
Some of the diagnostic probes that are used to evaluate the condition of the heart and the extent of an illness are as follows
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Holter monitoring
- Echocardiogram with colour doppler study
- Stress test (TMT)
- Head Up Tilt Table Test (HUTT)
Doctors
- Dr. Debasis Ghosh – MD, Dip. Card., FRCP
- Dr. Jayanta Saha – MD, DM
- Dr. Prithwiraj Bhattacharya – MD, DM
- Dr. Nilratan Naiya – MBBS, PGDCC
- Dr. Anjan Hembram – MD, DM
