Continental Hospitals dedicated ‘Heart Failure Clinic’ launched in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Continental Hospitals- the 232-bed super specialty hospital with highest ac-accreditation and ratings from Global agencies has launched its Heart Failure Clinic for the benefit of Heart patients.

Many people in Hyderabad are living with advanced heart diseases or heart failure and are in need for advanced services such as heart-failure specialists and Continental Hospitals’ Heart Failure Clinic is a bonus for them as it has senior cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, adult cardiovascular & thoracic surgeon in addition to a paediatric cardiologist cardiac surgeon. The hospital also has dedicated nursing staff whose focus is heart failure and management of cardiac diseases.

Speaking to the media in Hyderabad today, the team from the Institute of Cardiac Sciences highlighted that the number of heart failure cases are rising at an alarming rate in Hyderabad with an estimate of 15,000 new cases are being registered yearly.

In his inaugural address, Mr. Faisal Siddiqui, the CEO of Continental Hospitals, highlighted the vision of Continental Hospitals’ Heart Failure Clinic. He said, “ Our idea behind launching this dedicated clinic is to ensure that each and every heart failure patient who visits our hospital receives highest standard of care for chronic heart failure thus improving their quality of life. “ We are committed towards offering individu-alized care in a warm and friendly environment at our heart failure clinic”, he added.

Continental Hospital has been a leader in the treatment of heart diseases and a pioneer in cardiac care in the city of Hyderabad. With a team of specialists who have gained immense international expertise in surgical, interventional and minimally invasive procedures, Continental is regarded as one of the best heart hospital in India.

Dr. Meeraji Rao, the Senior Cardiologist informed the gathering that patients with chronic heart failure are admitted to the hospital an average of three times a year and 25 to 30% of the patients die within a year of initial diagnosis. “Having understood the severity of this problem, we decided to have a dedicated clinic to improve the quality of life of heart failure patients, he said.

The Continental Hospitals’ Heart Failure clinic provides all of the cardiac services a patient needs under one roof so that patients don’t have to be shuttled to multiple places. It runs a gamut of functions. Decisions are made by the team based on the medical details of each patient which allows them to choose the best and most efficient treatment options.

Dr. Bharat Vijay Purohit who is the Chief of Cath Lab & Interventional Cardiology said that heart failure is a serious concern and if not addressed on time, it may escalate to catastrophic proportions. “Heart failure doesn’t mean that the heart has stopped working. It means that the heart is unable to pump adequate

blood and as a result, the body stops receiving enough oxygen. This leads to a number of symptoms such as running out of breath, dizziness, fainting etc. All these can be treated with the right medicines,” said Dr. Purohit.

Dr. Sameer Diwale, Adult Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon said, “Patients with heart failure are seen first by a cardiologist. Later, a team of experts will tailor a treatment plan for the patient. Once it is decided that a more advanced level of care is the best option to address the issue, they will be seen by our sub-specialists. We are trained in performing open-heart procedures such as coronary artery bypass surgery, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO), Ventricular assist device ( VAD) and heart transplants.

In due course the heart failure clinic will have a dedicated outpatient and a 24*7 helpline number. The Hospital is equipped with State-of-the-Art technology, including implantation of artificial pumps to aug-ment the heart’s functions.

Patients can visit the clinic every Wednesday from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM at 8th Floor, Continental Hospitals.

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