Catheterization Laboratory is the heart of our Cardiology Department. The Cath Lab is equipped with two Angiogrpahy Machines while the third is going to be installed very soon. At the core of this department is the latest, state of the art, SIEMENS ARTIS –Z digital imaging system. This is capable of performing imaging of heart, brain and arteries and veins of all parts of the body for adults as well as children. The system has total digital acquisition, storage and processing capability of all images. It has very advanced features like digital subtraction, super-imposition, enhancement and other processing functions which allow very high resolution images for diagnostic purposes.
The Cath lab is manned by an experienced and trained team of cardiac technicians, nurses and doctors who are proficient in their respective jobs. The cath lab is available for all routine and emergency procedures, round the clock, seven days a week.
The Cath lab is performing all diagnostic procedures like coronary angiography, peripheral angiography, cerebral angiography and venography, interventional procedures like coronary angioplasty & stenting, mitral, pulmonary aortic and tricuspid valve ballooning, device closure of ASD & PDA, permanent pacemaker insertion, peripheral, renal and carotid stenting and IVC filter placements. The spectrum of interventional procedures is ever expanding with the introduction of new procedures around the world.