Cardiac Sciences

It tracks heart rhythm to check and confirm any heart-related problems. Patients with an irregular heartbeat could be suffering from arrhythmia. Under this condition, the patient may experience rapid heartbeat or the heart may become slower-paced. It is a symptom that indicates that the electrical signal coordinating the heartbeat is not working. Arrhythmia is potentially fatal and causes severe complications. A cardiologist will recommend you to undergo an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a common test to diagnose arrhythmia. Holter monitoring is a gift of medical technology that records your uneven heartbeat for 24 to 48 hours continuously. The device is a blessing for patients with a pacemaker as it enables the doctor to study the heart’s activity throughout the day. The cardiology department of the Aster Hospital is ahead of its time. It is equipped with the latest Holter monitor for a thorough examination of the heart and provides an accurate report for proper treatment.

3 Cath labs including FFR, IFR, IVUS, OCT and Rotablation
Advanced 3D and 4D ECHO machines
Holter Monitoring

Electrocardiography (ECG)
Treadmill testing
3D Echocardiography
Holter monitoring (1 day, 3 day and long-term monitoring)
CT Coronary Angiography (256 slice & 125 slice CT)

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Echocardiogram
• Angiogram Imaging Tests:
  • Chest X-Ray
  • CT Scan
  • MRI Scans.
• Thoracoscopy
• Lung / Lymph Node Biopsy.

•    Electrocardiogram (ECG)
•    Echocardiogram (ECHO)
•    Holter Monitor
•    Remote Monitoring
•    Event Recorder
•    Implantable Loop Recorder
•    Head-Up Tilt Table Test (HUTT)
•    Stress Test
•    Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP) studies
•    3D Mapping
•    Diagnostic & RF Ablation
•    Cryoablation
•    Hybrid Operation Theatres
 

• Dedicated modern operating theatres.
• Dedicated digital catheterization lab with ECHO Navigation
• Electrophysiology lab-3D mapping, RF ablation.
• Echocardiography lab – 2D and 3D ECHO, Trans-esophageal ECHO.
• Advanced Fetal Heart Unit
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit
• Pulmonary artery hypertension clinic
• BMU 40-blood monitoring unit, to enhance safety of complex surgeries during cardiopulmonary bypass (second installation in India).
• NIRS- Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy for advanced intraoperative brain monitoring to provide superior neurological outcomes in complex surgeries.
• ICE (Intra cardiac echocardiography)
• Exclusive pediatric cardiac ICU
• ECMO
• Cardiac CT and MRI

ORI Fusion Digital Integrated Operation Theatres With 22 Operating Rooms that are on par with some of the largest in the world, Aster Medcity, for the first time South India, introduces ORI Fusion Digital Integrated Operation Theatres using Karlstorz OR1 Fusion - Asia Pacific’s first complete digital integration system.
The integration enables real-time sharing of images, videos and medical reports, which not only facilitates virtual participation from any location in the world, but also helps the rest of the surgical team to monitor the patient closely during the operative procedure, much to the benefit and safety of the patient undergoing the surgery.
Aster Medcity is also the first surgical facility in the state to offer Robotic Surgery using high-precision da Vinci Surgery Robot.

• Dedicated modern operating theatres.
• Dedicated digital catheterization lab with ECHO Navigation
• Electrophysiology lab-3D mapping, RF ablation.
• Echocardiography lab – 2D and 3D ECHO, Trans-esophageal ECHO.
• Advanced Fetal Heart Unit
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit
• Pulmonary artery hypertension clinic
• BMU 40-blood monitoring unit, to enhance safety of complex surgeries during cardiopulmonary bypass (second installation in India).
• NIRS- Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy for advanced intraoperative brain monitoring to provide superior neurological outcomes in complex surgeries.
• ICE (Intra cardiac echocardiography)
• Exclusive pediatric cardiac ICU
• ECMO
• Cardiac CT and MRI

The Centre of Excellence in Cardiac Sciences at Aster Medcity offers a wide range of outpatient services for detection and treatment of complex heart diseases and disorders. This includes:

Cardiac structural/functional evaluation including advanced imaging
Heart Failure Clinic
Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinic
2D / Live 3D Echocardiography
Colour Doppler imaging
Tissue Doppler imaging
Strain Quantification
Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography including live 3D TEE
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
24-hour ECG monitoring (Holter monitoring)
Cardiac stress tests including Tread Mill Test, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, Head Up Tilt Test (HUTT)

Aster Centre of Excellence in Cardiac Sciences is first facility in Kerala to offer three cathlabs with a state-of-the-art electrophysiology lab / intravascular ultrasound, fractional flow reserve estimate and rotablation. The comprehensive range of medical technology here includes:

Flat panel hybrid vascular biplane cathlab
Low radiation CLARITY cathlab
OR1 Karl Storz Fusion Integrated C Green OT certified surgical suites with autopilot anaesthesia and live sharing facility
Philips IntelliSpace Critical Care & Anaesthesia digital ICU
ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
Philips EPIQ Echocardiography machines for 2D and live 3D imaging
Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiography with Doppler, Colour Doppler modalities
Dobutamine stress test for physically disabled patients
Intra-operative trans-oesophageal ECHO / Doppler / Colour-flow Doppler
Philips 256 Slice iCT scan
Wide Bore 3.0 Tesla MRI cardiac studies
Philips Astonish True Flight Select PET-CT with Time Of Flight technology
GE SPECT-CT Optima NM 640 Gamma Camera

Aster Medcity offers world-class inpatient care to its patients, with the support of an award-winning team of Nurses, Therapists and Technicians.

Wards, double rooms, standard rooms, executive rooms, deluxe rooms presidential suites
Dedicated Cardiac ICU
Independent ICUs with a view that minimise chances of infection and ICU psychosis
Dedicated cardiac surgery suites
Advanced infection control facilities
State-of-the-art cardiac imaging

This test is performed to visualize and check the performance of aorta, heart and other blood vessels. Patients who suffer from malfunctioning of heart valves or chambers and the heart’s inability to pump blood could be diagnosed with congenital heart valve disease. It involves pulmonary or aortic valves that do not perform properly. Such conditions arise when the valves’ shape and size become irregular, or the flap tissue is insufficient to allow proper blood flow. Patients' conditions may deteriorate if they do not allow timely medical intervention. They need a cardiologist who will prescribe transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, which will determine the patient's heart condition. The cardiology department of Aster Hospital is furnished with highly developed medical equipment that examines the patient’s condition accurately for correct treatment. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography prevent heart failure and death.

This is a non-invasive imaging test to check the blood flow to the heart muscle and recognize poor areas of blood flow. If a person often experiences chest pain for an extended period or is suspected of coronary artery disease (CAD), he/she needs medical attention from qualified cardiologists. The doctors may recommend a stress myocardial perfusion scan to assess the blood flow, heart muscle damage, etc. Patients who have sustained a heart attack or undergone bypass surgery, angioplasty, or stent placement also need to be examined with the help of myocardial perfusion imaging studies. It is a non-invasive imaging test that assesses the blood flow through the heart muscles and determines if the heart muscle is pumping normally. Aster Hospital’s cardiology department has an exemplary infrastructure with myocardial perfusion imaging studies to detect weak heart muscles and poor blood flow.

A stress test, sometimes called a treadmill test or exercise test, helps your doctor find out how well your heart handles its workload.

As your body works harder during the test, it requires more fuel and your heart has to pump more blood.

The test can show if there’s a lack of blood supply through the arteries that go to the heart.

To find the cause of fainting spells by taking different tests. Young adults or even children may face vasovagal attacks due to a sudden drop in blood pressure. This reduces the circulation of blood and causes unconsciousness and sudden fainting of the person. Aster’s Head Up-Tilt Test aims at testing your body in various angles to understand the cause of fainting spells. The expert doctors record the heart rate and blood pressure while performing the test. Aster’s strong infrastructure, it’s seasoned team, and the Cardiology Department monitor the patient's heart’s response, oxygen levels and blood pressure in the electrophysiology lab.

Diagnose and measure the ability of the heart to withstand external stress conditions. People often encounter conditions where their heart responds abnormally while working out or climbing stairs. This can create severe complications if ignored. A person might feel strong palpation, increased heartbeat and chest pains. Aster’s Rest & Exercise Stress ECG aims to diagnose all such conditions when the heart may respond abnormally. The expert doctors measure the ability of the heart to respond to external stress. Aster’s infrastructure supports many labs and high-tech machines, it’s experienced team and the Cardiology Department perform these tests in well-controlled conditions.

Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Echocardiogram
Angiogram
Imaging Tests:
- Chest X-Ray
- CT Scan
- MRI Scans
Thoracoscopy
Lung / Lymph Node Biopsy

Pediatric cardiac OPD consultation, Contrast Echocardiograpgy, Ambulatory ECG, Cardiac Rehabilitation services etc

Our unit offers progressed respiratory support for children with breathing troubles, including high frequency ventilators. We provide cardiovascular and respiratory observing equipment and research center and imaging facilities like CT scan and X-ray. Our PICU is committed to provide the most quality medical care to our pediatric patients. Our facilities also include the highest level of care in a warm and supporting condition for newborn children in trouble during childbirth, those requiring close perception and those transferred from other facilities for treatment of neonatal sicknesses. The NICU is staffed throughout day and night by skilled team of specialists including neonatal nurses and neonatologists.

Parents are counseled about foetal heart, probability for surgery and other related issues

Common procedures in Cardiac Cathlab like Coronary Angiography, Coronary Angioplasty, IVC filter, Rotablation, Cardiac Catheterization, all interventional radiology and neurology procedures.

A cardiac catherisation laboratory (cath lab) is a lab that examines and treats diagnostic and interventional techniques to be done on patients who encounter blocks and thereby chestpain, or the individuals who require a pacemaker to redress strange heart rhythms. The cutting edge cardiovascular catherisation laboratory (cath lab) unit implies nearby patients can be dealt with for key heart strategies on their doorstep, instead of flying out to other regions of the world. The modernized facilities include Coronary Angiogram Coronary Angioplasty, Primary Angioplasty, Peripheral Angiogram, Peripheral Angioplasty, PPI, Single & Duel Chamber, TPI, FFR, IVUS-ILAB, EPS+RFA, Retrograde Angioplasty, Renal Angioplasty, 4 Vessel Angiogram, Carotid Angioplasty, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for heart failure patients, Aortogram, EVAR, Balloon dilation of coarctation of aorta, LV Angiogram, Anerysm Coiling, Cath Study & Right heart study, Balloon Valvuloplasty for mitral , Aortic and pulmonary Stenosis.

We offer a complete spectrum of electrophysiology. We perform invasive electrophysiology examines utilizing standard and latest strategies in patients with coronary heart diseases and offer both transcatheter cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation. Surgical mapping and intraoperative cryoablation are likewise accessible in patients with inborn coronary illness. We perform autonomic testing utilizing tilt table technology. The Electrophysiology service likewise embeds all transvenous pacemakers, including biventricular pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

The Pediatric heart care at Aster MIMS Kottakkal offers an extensive variety of medical and surgical administrations for both newborn children and children experiencing a confirmation-based approach. It attempts medical and surgical treatment to children with innate and inherited heart illnesses, for example, cardiomyopathy, infective endocarditis and rheumatic fever upheld by an extraordinary group of pediatric cardiovascular specialists that performs inherent heart techniques and pediatric heart transplant.

The treatment of numerous heart failures needs an operation for their treatment and frequently it requires an open-heart operation.

Today more current advancements in cardiovascular catheterization innovation permit treatment of heart deformity in chose patients without an operation. This maintains a strategic distance from the injury of surgery and permits exceptionally fast recuperation and short hospital stay.

The methods are performed in the cardiovascular catheterization lab and require a small needle prick in the crotch

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart.