Cardiology

Biventricular

What is biventricular?
The biventricular pacemaker it’s a special ne which helps to get all the chambers to pump at a normal pace and not unevenly.

How much time is required?
The stay in the hospital would last for about 1-6 days.

Permanent Pacemaker

What is Pacemaker?
A pacemaker implantation is the insertion of an electronic medical device that sends out small electrical impulses to make the heart beat in a regular rhythm and at a normal speed. It is usually placed in the chest just below the collarbone.


Purpose of a Pacemaker
The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an adequate heart rate.
Diagnosis before Pacemaker Implantation:

Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement

What is Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement?
Mitral valve surgery is surgery to either repair or replace the mitral valve in your heart. Blood flows from the lungs and enters a pumping chamber of the heart called the left atrium. The blood then flows into the final pumping chamber of the heart called the left ventricle. The mitral valve is located between these two chambers. It makes sure that the blood keeps moving forward through the heart.

Coronary Angiography

What is coronary angiography?
Heart has arteries that can be blocked by cells or cholesterol. All this reduces the blood flow and may cause blood clotting. Angioplasty is done to open the blocked arteries and have normal blood flow.

What are the tests required?
The tests required before the procedure starts

Dr. Krishna Subramony Iyer

Introduction

Dr. Krishna Iyer is one of India's front ranking paediatric cardiac surgeons, recognised for his clinical expertise and wide ranging involvement with cardiac care for children in India and other developing nations, Dr. Iyer initiated the first dedicated paediatric cardiac care program in Northern India , a pioneering initiative, at Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre( now Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute ) in 1995.

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Dr. Ramji Mehrotra

Introduction

Clinical Experience

  • Fellow in Cardiac Surgery for two & years at Children's Hospital -Boston Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women's Hospital-Boston Harvard Medical School, Boston-USA
  • On returning from USA he joined Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai
  • Later moved to Apollo Hospital, Delhi where he worked as a Senior Consultant for 12 years

Clinical Speciality

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