Best Cardiologist in Pune | Cardiac Clinic in Pune - Dr. Rahul Sawant

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2. Dr. RAHUL SAWANT Dr. Rahul Sawant is one of the Best Cardiologist in Pune. He is Interventional Cardiologist, MBBS, MD (Med) Pune, MRCP London, CCT Cardiology Cambridge UK. He is Director of Hridaymitra Cardia Clinic, Pune. Hridaymitra Cardia Clinic of excellence in Pune for heart care and you will discover well trained, and topmost best cardiologist in Pune. He is affiliated with various corporate hospitals in Pune including Noble Hospital, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Sahyadri Hospital, N M Wadia hospital. Dr. Sawant is an associate professor of Cardiology at Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Medical College and Hospital, Pune. He is a well-known heart specialist in Pune. 

3. Our services • Cardiac Catheterization • Coronary Angiography • Coronary Angioplasty • Peripheral Angiography and Angioplasty • AICD Implantation • Pacemaker Implantation

4. Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac catheterization (cardiac cath or heart cath) is a procedure to examine how well your heart is working. A thin, hollow tube called a catheter is inserted into a large blood vessel that leads to your heart. View an illustration of cardiac catheterization. Cardiac cath is performed to find out if you have disease of the heart muscle, valves or coronary (heart) arteries. During the procedure, the pressure and blood flow in your heart can be measured. Coronary angiography is done during cardiac catheterization. A contrast dye visible in X-rays is injected through the catheter. X-ray images show the dye as it flows through the heart arteries. This shows where arteries are blocked. The chances that problems will develop during cardiac cath are low

5. Coronary Angiography Coronary angiography is a test used to find out how much narrowing there is in your arteries. Learn what to expect and when you might get a stent Angiography is an imaging test that uses X-rays to view your body’s blood vessels. The X-rays provided by an angiography are called angiograms. This test is used to study narrow, blocked, enlarged, or malformed arteries or veins in many parts of your body, including your brain, heart, abdomen, and legs. A coronary angiogram is an X-ray of the arteries in the heart. This shows the extent and severity of any heart disease and can help you to figure out how well your heart is working. With this information, you and your doctor can talk through your treatment options. These may include angioplasty (stents), bypass graft surgery, or medications.

6. Coronary Angioplasty The term angioplasty means using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery followed by inserting a short metal-mesh tube, called a stent, into the artery during the procedure. The stent is left in place permanently to allow blood to flow more freely. Angioplasty opens blocked arteries and restores normal blood flow to your heart muscle. It is not major surgery. It is done by threading a catheter (thin tube) through a small puncture in a leg or arm artery to the heart. The blocked artery is opened by inflating a tiny balloon in it. Procedure usually takes 30 to 60 minutes depending upon the complexity of the blockages.

7. AICD Implantation An AICD is a device that monitors a person’s heart rate. They are generally implanted into heart failure patients. The device is programmed to perform the following tasks: speed up or slow down your heart, depending upon the heart rate. The AICD gives your heart a shock if you start having life threatening arrhythmias or an abnormally high heart rate. Arrhythmias occur when your heart does not beat normally. Some arrhythmias can cause the heart to completely stop beating. The shock given by the AICD can make the heart start beating normally again. An AICD can also make your heart beat faster if your heart is not beating fast enough. There are different kinds of AICDs, but they all have 2 parts: electrodes (thin flexible wires) and a generator. The electrodes or “leads” sense or watch the heart’s electrical activity. The generator is the battery power source and the “brains” of the AICD. It is a small metal can about the size of a deck of cards. The generator stores information about any arrhythmias you have. The generator also keeps track of how often it needs to give your heart a shock. Some AICDs also function as pacemakers for heart rates that are too slow or too fast.

8. Peripheral Angiography and Angioplasty This involves taking pictures of the blood vessels supplying arms, legs or internal body organs. The technique is similar to coronary angiography. Any significant blockages involving internal organs, arms or legs can be treated with balloon and stent. A peripheral angiogram is a test that uses X rays to assess the narrowed/blocked arteries or veins in the body. Smoking Diabetes Hypertension High Cholesterol Advanced Age How is Peripheral Angiogram done? It is a relatively less painful procedure done in the Cath lab by Interventional Cardiologist (or) Vascular surgeon. A small tube called ‘catheter’ is inserted through the artery in the groin/hand after local anaesthesia. A special fluid called dye/contrast is injected through it and X-rays are taken. These pictures are called angiograms.

9. Pacemaker Implantation A pacemaker is a device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate or to stimulate the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles). Our heart has its own internal electrical system that controls the rate and rhythm of our own heartbeat. With each heartbeat, an electrical signal spreads from the top of your heart to the bottom. As the signal travels, it causes the heart to contract and pump blood. Each electrical signal normally begins in a group of cells called the sinus node or sinoatrial (SA) node. As the signal spreads from the top of the heart to the bottom, it coordinates the timing of heart cell activity. First, the heart’s two upper chambers, the atria, contract. This contraction pumps blood into the heart’s two lower chambers, the ventricles. As we get older, this electrical system may get worn out. It leads to a condition called a complete heart block which is diagnosed by a cardiologist looking at the ECG. The pacemaker would need to be implanted for such patients to keep them going.

10. Contact us: Feel free to contact us for every question. Hridaymitra Cardia Clinic1st Floor, Pushpa Prestige, Market Yard Chouk, Diagonally Opposite Utsav Hotel, Pune Satara Road, Pune Emaildrrahulsawant@hotmail.com Phone020 29511828 / 77199 72828 / 90219 40551 Clinic Timings9 AM – 5 PM (By Appoinment)