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clinical-interventional
ICC came into being in the fall of 2003 as part of the Ittefaq Hospital policy of providing state of the art care to the cardiac patients. It is a totally brand new centre which is built on the 2nd floor of the main building of the Ittefaq Hospital. It aims to provide fully integrated clinical and interventional cardiology services under one roof with economy of movement for the patients. It has three major divisions:
Adult Clinical & Interventional cardiology
Paediatric Clinical & Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac Surgery Services
The Adult Cardiac Care team includes Adult Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, one cardiologist and 6 adult cardiac registrars. There is one consultant paediatric cardiologist to look after the cardiac needs of children. The adult consultant interventional cardiologist is fully qualified and has worked for 14 years in U.K and 8 years in Saudi Arabia.
The services provided in the cardiac centre are as follows:
Chest Pain Centre (CPC):
The chest pain patients presenting to CPC would get fast and efficient diagnosis and management in the C.P.C(fast tracking) before admission in the CCU.
CCU:
It is brand new 9-bedded unit with facilities for bed-side monitoring (both non-invasive and invasive). The bed-side monitors are linked to a central monitor for prompt arrhythmia detection and its treatment.
Cardiac Out Patients:
This new purpose built unit has a reception and consulting rooms. The outstanding feature is its integration with non-invasive and invasive diagnostic facilities on the same floor.
Cardiac Cath Lab:
This brand new unit has latest TOSHIBA INFINIX/CSI Cath Lab machine for diagnostic and interventional procedures (PTCA, Stenting etc) the distinguishing features include:
Dedicated haemodynamic monitoring system(PRUKA Mac Lab 2000)
Close Circuit television(CCT) link to the conference room for live transmission of cardiac procedures. It has a great education value for students and doctors.
Activated Clotting Time (ACT ) machine for proper anticoagulation’s during PCI/PTCA.
Blood gas analyzer
Intra Aortic Balloon Pump(IABP).
CCU:
It is brand new 9-bedded unit with facilities for bed-side monitoring (both non-invasive and invasive). The bed-side monitors are linked to a central monitor for prompt arrhythmia detection and its treatment.
