PICC
On 14th of February 2021, a new era in cardiology has begun in Parumala Hospital, after the consecration of the new cardiac facility by His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Poulose II. The state-of-the-art facility offers the best of the technologies in the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery fields to all sections of the population at a very affordable rate. All the available cutting edge technologies have been incorporated in both the departments of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery. The department is set up to make sure that all needy patients stepping into our hospital situated in this holy land get the best technology money can provide like in the developed countries.
The full functioning of both departments have started functioning from 1st of March of 2021. We have done quite a few number of primary and elective angioplasties including complex angioplasties under Optical Coherence Tomography[OCT] and Intra-vascular Ultrasound [IVUS] guidance. On the Cardiothoracic surgery side, we have done a good number of bypass surgeries and thoracic surgeries, including emergency bypass surgeries.
We as a team are committed to providing round-the-clock services with an excellent nursing department and operations staff backing us from the management side. We are sure that we would be creating a new benchmark for any hospital in Kerala. We pledge to bring the newest developments in the field to expand the scope as the main referral Centre for any patient across Kerala and South India
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Procedures
Overview:
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a nonsurgical procedure to replace the aortic valve with a prosthetic one.
- It is an alternative to open-heart surgery (surgical aortic valve replacement or SAVR).
- TAVR is usually safer and has either similar or better outcomes than surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) , With a success rate of 98%.
Indications for TAVR:
- Aortic stenosis - Degenerative aortic valve disease.
Pros and Cons of transcatheter aortic valve replacement:
Pros:
- Less invasive - No wound scars.
- Easier recovery - can return to normal work in two weeks to four weeks.
- Shorter hospital stay - can be discharged from hospital day within 3-4 days post procedure.
Cons :
- Rhythm abnormalities requiring pacemaker implantation – 8% cases.
- Major procedure related complications like stroke, bleeding, ischemia in 3% of cases.
Overview:
- A leadless pacemaker is a small (1 to 1.5 inches smaller than a AAA battery) one piece devices that can be implanted in the heart to treat problems due to slow heart rate.
- Implant success rate of 95% to 99%, with complication rates below 2%.
- Battery life 12 - 21 years.
Indications:
- Bradycardia with symptoms.
- Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome (slow and fast heart rhythms).
- Atrial fibrillation or sinus rhythm with AV block.
Pros and Cons of a leadless pacemaker:
Pros:
- No chest incision or scar from pulse generator placement .
- No lump under the skin on the chest .
- Shorter procedure time than traditional pacemaker implantation.
- Shorter duration of hospital stays and can return to daily activities after 3 days.
- It’s safe to use in an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine.
- Same can be explanted, when battery life each can be replaced.
Cons :
- Higher cost than traditional pacemakers.
- More serious but rare complications include the device moving out of place or internal bleeding, pericardial effusion or cardiac tamponade.