OVERVIEW

Established in the year 1990 as the first Super Speciality Cardiac Unit in Guntur district and one of the first few in coastal Andhra Pradesh, under the able leadership and vision of Dr. P.V Raghava Sarma MD DM (PGIMER) FACC, FESC, FSCAI, FCSI ,MISCCM with 30 plus years of experience in all sub specialities of cardiology.

First institute in Guntur district to start a cath lab and bypass procedures with a full time co-ordinated Heart Team including Thoracic surgeons, Interventional cardiologists and Cardiac anesthetists, dedicated cardiac nurses

Presently working as a large volume interventional center in Andhra Pradesh with 2 state of the art cath labs – ARTES ZEE with DYNA CT performing around 1800 interventional procedures per year.

SUB SPECIALITIES OFFERED:

CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

• Excellent infrastructure with vast patient population ~ 50% subsidized/ Free patients
• All diagnostics available 24hrs
• Only OPD’s ~ 100/day (Old and New)
• Preventive Cardiology & Community services

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

Highly experience in interventional cardiology

• 1st Cathlab in Guntur started in 2001
• Established a state - of - the- art Seimens Artis Zee Digital Coronary Cardiac Catheterization lab
• 1st started Primary Angioplasty for Acute Heart attack pts
• 1st to start Transradial Angiograms
• Performing
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • PTCA/Stenting
  • Temporary and permanent Pacemaker
  • Primary Angioplasty & stenting
  • Transradial Angiograms & angioplasties
  • Balloon Mitral Valvotomies
  • Renal Angiograms & Angioplasties
  • Peripheral Angiograms & Angioplasties

INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY

• Carotid & vertebral Angioplasty/Stenting
• Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke

ELECTOPHYSIOLOGY

• RFA for SVT

PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

• Device closure for ASD, VSD, PDA

ACHIEVEMENTS

Dr.NTR Vaidya Seva trust Awarded 1st Place in Andhra Pradesh for “Best Performing Speciality” in Cardiology Department – 2018

ACCREDITATION

The Dept of Cardiology, Lalitha hospital is recognized by the NAT board for the DNB (super speciality) Cardiology training after MD general medicine.

CARDIAC CCU

We have modern air conditioned cardiac CCU with each bed having central ECG & Video Monitoring system, central oxygen supply, central vaccum suction and central compressed air, bed side monitors, pulse oxy meters, gluco meters, nebulizer, emergency medicines, and lab support.

The ICU also has Defibrillator facility and emergency pacing team, bed side X-Ray, Ultrasound and ECHO Cardiogram, Holter monitoring, event recording system, Syringe pumps, both invasive Non invasive pressure monitors facilities. For acute heart attack patients best facilities are available to give thrombolytic therapy, Emergency Pace Maker, Primary Angioplasty & Stenting, Intra Aortic Balloon Counter Pulsation (IABPI) and Emergency By-pass Surgery “all under one roof”.

COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS

ECHO Cardiogram,TEE, Bed side X-Ray, Ultrasonography, Holter monitoring, Event recording system, both invasive & Non invasive pressure monitor facilities

DAILY OPD TIMING

• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm