At Bharath Hospital, we specialise in the treatment of heart disorders and ailments, making sure that all your cardiological needs are taken care of with the best-in-class treatments and services available. With highly qualified and trained experts, our team at Bharath Hospital has made incredible pioneering advances in the field of cardiological procedures and treatments at an incredible pace and an overwhelming success rate in the past few years. The procedures performed in the Cath lab include Coronary Angiogram, Coronary Angioplasty, Primary Angioplasty for heart attack, Peripheral Angiogram and angioplasty, Balloon Valvuloplasty, Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, Cerebral aneurysm coiling, Electrophysiological study and Radio Frequency Ablation. This is one of the few cath labs in Chennai to have 24 X 7 Primary Angioplasty facilities. The outpatient services include ECG, ECHO, TMT, Holter, ABPM, Computerized Laboratory and a very comfortable waiting area.
“At Bharat Hospital, we have the expertise to understand what your heart is saying – expertise gained from more than 35 years as a consultant ( Dr. R. Barath Kumar) combined with the highly meritorious and extremely skilled interventionist ( Dr. Arun Pari), we are completely devoted to saving the hearts of Chennai. This wealth of experience helps us deliver better outcomes for our patients.”
ECG
Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG) is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on the skin.
ECHO
An echocardiogram often referred to as a cardiac echo or simply an echo, is a sonogram of the heart.
TMT
Treadmill Test (TMT) is a test used in Cardiology to measure the heart’s ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment.
Holter Monitoring
A Holter monitor is a portable device for continuously monitoring various electrical activities of the cardiovascular system for at least 24 hours (often for two weeks at a time).
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
Measures blood pressure at regular intervals during activity and rest. This record gives accurate information to your cardiologist on whether you really have elevated blood pressures throughout the day and night. It also informs your cardiologist how well your treatment for high blood pressure protects you.
Trans-esophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A trans-esophageal echocardiogram is an alternative way to perform an echocardiogram. A specialized probe containing an ultrasound transducer at its tip is passed into the patient's oesophagus to examine the heart in greater detail as the heart is in front and very close to our food pipe.
CT Coronary Angiogram
CT Coronary Angiogram
Computed tomography or heart CT scan (CT coronary angiogram) is a procedure used to assess the extent of occlusion in the coronary arteries, usually in order to diagnose coronary artery disease.
Stress ECHO
A stress echocardiogram also known as a stress echo, uses ultrasound imaging of the heart to assess the wall motion in response to physical or pharmacological stress.
CT Coronary Calcium Scoring
A CT Coronary Calcium score is used to evaluate the extent of calcium deposition on the coronary arteries, which is a surrogate indicator of arteriosclerosis, a stiffening process of the arteries and narrowing of its lumen. Thus it can serve as a predictor of future adverse cardiac events. It also has a small role in evaluating possible angina prior to the CT/Catheter Coronary angiograms.
Angiogram
Coronary angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to assess the blood flow through the arteries in the heart.
FFR (Fractional Flow Reserve Assessment)
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) assessment involves determining the ratio between the maximum achievable blood flow in a diseased coronary artery and the theoretical maximum flow in a normal coronary artery.
Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a diagnostic test. This test uses sound waves to see inside blood vessels. It is useful for evaluating the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscles.
Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a diagnostic test. This test uses sound waves to see inside blood vessels. It is useful for evaluating the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscles.
Pacemaker Implantation
A pacemaker is an electrically-charged medical device. A pacemaker is needed if the heart pumps too quickly or slowly. The cardiologist implants it under the skin to help manage slow or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias.
Biventricular pacemaker Implantation (CRT)
A biventricular pacemaker is a special pacemaker used for cardiac resynchronisation therapy in heart failure patients.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, that is able to perform cardioversion, defibrillation, and pacing of the heart.
Angioplasty (PCI) and Stenting
Angioplasty is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins using an inflatable balloon, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis. There after a stent may be placed as a scaffolding to make sure that the blood vessel does not narrow and get obstructed again.
OCT guided angioplasty
OCT guided angioplasty optical coherence tomography is the latest technology, beyond conventional contrast guided angiography, used in excellent imaging of the coronary arteries from inside the artery using near-infra-red light source delivered via an optical fibre positioned inside the artery of interest.
Rotablation
A rotablator is a small drill with a burr on the end that is coated in diamond dust. The rotablator is small enough to fit in an artery and strong enough to drill through the calcified plaque without any damage to the artery walls.
Electro Physiology Studies ( EPS) and Radio Frequency Ablation
Excessively fast heart rates are of great concern to the cardiologist and they can be treated by a sophisticated, catheter based, technique called Radio frequency ablation. This is used in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, one of the commonest of cardiac arrhythmias. Ablation is the removal or melting away of electrically unstable areas in the heart.
The Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” That essential concept is one of the guiding principles of the success of our Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
Interventional cardiology is offered through the use of a state of the art cineless catheterization laboratory, the first of its kind in the city.
The Catheterization Laboratory at Bharath Hospital advanced cardiac care centre facilitates in diagnosing and treating heart patients while conducting angiographies, medicated and non- medicated stent and ballooning, if required, within the shortest period of time. The Catheterization Lab has a high capacity to transform X-ray beams into perfect visual images, which enable physicians and surgeons to diagnose diseases accurately and treat patients efficiently.
“Just like your thumb print, your heart is one of a kind. Trust it to the expertise of an
institute completely devoted to the well-being of your heart.”