Our Cardiology department combines routine tests with advanced facilities so that both first-time evaluations and complex cases are managed under one roof.
An ECG is often the very first test done when someone comes in with chest pain, palpitations, or unexplained breathlessness, and for good reason - it takes only a few minutes and can reveal a great deal about the heart's rhythm and electrical activity. Small sensors are placed on the chest, arms, and legs, and there's no discomfort involved.
An echocardiogram uses ultrasound to actually watch the heart beat, showing how well the chambers and valves are working and how blood moves through them. It's commonly advised for patients with breathlessness, swelling in the legs, high blood pressure, or a heart murmur picked up during examination. The test is painless and usually takes around thirty minutes. For many heart conditions, this is the single most informative test available, short of more invasive investigation.
Some heart problems only reveal themselves when the heart is working harder, which is exactly what a treadmill test is designed to check. You walk on a treadmill at gradually increasing speed and incline while your ECG and blood pressure are monitored, and the test is stopped the moment there's any concern. It's often advised before starting an exercise programme or when chest pain occurs specifically during exertion, since a resting ECG can look entirely normal in between.
This combines an echocardiogram with physical or medication-induced stress to see how the heart muscle performs under load, which can reveal blockages that don't show up on a resting scan. It's usually advised by a cardiologist for patients with an uncertain diagnosis or before certain surgeries. The test takes longer than a standard echo and is done under close monitoring throughout, with the cardiology team present to manage the pace and stop it if needed.
Palpitations or dizzy spells often don't happen on order, which makes them hard to catch on a single ECG done in the clinic. A Holter monitor is worn for twenty-four to forty-eight hours, quietly recording the heart's rhythm through your normal daily activities, including sleep. You go about your day as usual and keep a simple diary of any symptoms. When the monitor comes off, the recording is reviewed to look for patterns that a brief test would miss.
For patients with more complex or overlapping symptoms, we bring together ECG, echocardiography, stress testing, and rhythm monitoring as a combined workup rather than one test at a time. This integrated approach helps the cardiologist build a fuller picture more quickly, particularly useful when symptoms are vague or when several possibilities need to be ruled in or out. Which combination of tests is needed depends entirely on your history and examination findings.
Our Cath Lab, equipped with a Philips Allura FD20 system, is where more advanced heart procedures take place, including coronary angiography to check for blockages and interventions like angioplasty when needed. These procedures are done by a cardiac specialist under local anaesthesia, usually through a small puncture in the wrist or groin. Many patients are up and about within a day.
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