Cardiology – MMHRC

TRUST YOUR HEART WITH THE VERY FINEST.

The Department of Cardiology is one of the largest Cardiac Care Centres in Tamil Nadu and one of the strongest medical team in terms of experience and results which offer 24-hour emergency services to effectively handle all kinds of cardiac emergencies. The Department is well equipped with trained professionals, and all the necessary technical resources such as critical monitors, and ventilators to clearly monitor the severity of the disease.

FACILITIES

Pioneers in angioplasty in a 24*7 cath lab.
Centre of excellence in intracoronary imaging.
In-house electro-physiologist with best inclass electrophysiology 3D labs.
Apart from pacemakers, HF devices like CRT-D and ICD for SCD being done regularly here.
Well equipped coronary intensive care units managed by cardiologists and intensivist.
The hospital started doing structural heart interventions like TAVU, VSD device closure, leadless pacemakers, alcohol septal ablation etc.

First department in Asiapacific region to have Integrated OCT cathlab.
One of the two centres in entire India to be recognised as CENTRE of EXCELLENCE for OCT training.
State-of-the-art with three fixed cath labs.
First hospital in south tamilnadu to have impella support angioplasty.
Minimally invasive heart valve replacement TAVR first in this region for bicuspid valve.
Telecardiology – First in India to use intouch teledoc telemedicine facility during COVID era.

Achievements:

Implantation of heart rhythm management device (Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) – January 2021
Alcohol Septal Ablation (ASB) – January 2021
First Implantation of wireless pacemaker (Micra) – May 2021
HD imaging in treatment of blocks in heart valves (Intra Vascular Ultrasound Catheter –IVUC) – July 2021
Self-expanding transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) – October 2021