Outpatient Services

A. Cardiology: Adult and Paediatric

• Consultation
• Non-invasive investigations such as :
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Echocardiograpy (transthoracic, transoesophageal and Stress Echo)
  • Exercise Stress Testing
  • Radionuclear Perfusion Imaging
  • Ambulatory ECG ( Holter Monitoring)
  • Non invasive vascular Lab
• Pacemaker and ICD clinic
• Hypertension clinic
• RF and RHD clinic
• Physical Medicine

B. Cardiac Surgery: Adult & Paediatric

• Pre- and post surgical consultation

C. Vascular Surgery:

• Pre- and post surgical consultation

In patient Services

A. Cardiology:

• Inpatients wards:

• All the wards consisted of several six bedded cubicles. The cubicle opposite the nurses centre in each ward is for patients transferred from CCU or ICU who needs special attention.
• Five cardiac cath Labs equipped with the latest technology. for invasive and interventional procedures
• Invasive diagnostic procedures
  • Cardiac catheterisation and angiography
  • Electrophysiological study (EPS)

• Therapeutic interventional procedures
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy (PMC)
  • Device closure of of congenital heart disease
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty (pulmonary and aortic)
  • Coil Embolisation

• Arrhythmia Management and cardiac electrophysiology.
  • Diagnostic EPS
  • Therapeutic ablation of arrhythmias
  • Pacemaker and ICD implantation

B. Cardiovascular Surgery:

• Five Operating Theaters to perform open heart, closed heart and vascular surgery.

3. Intensive Care Units:
NICVD has three intensive care units:

• A I2-bedded Coronary Care Unit (CCU) for cardiac patients needing intensive care
• A 24 bedded surgical ICU for surgical patients.
• A 8 bedded paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for paediatric patients below 12 years old and needs intensive care.
• In addition one 8 bedded high dependency units and a I2 bedded second CCU for cardiac patients will start functioning soon.

4. Emergency Services:

- Emergency department provides 24 hour service for cardiovascular emergencies and vascular injury. It is equipped with a I2 bed observation unit.
5. Support Services

• Central Laboratory: Consists of following Sections:-

- Clinical Biochemistry
- Pathology and Haematology
- Medical Microbiology

• Blood Bank - Provides whole blood and blood products.
• Radiology - Undenakes radiographic requests from both outpatients and inpatients
• Nuclear Cardiology- Undertakes myocardial perfusion imaging.
• Pharmacy - supplies and dispenses medicines and drugs to both outpatients and inpatients as prescribed by consultants or medical officers
• Physiotherapy & Cardiac Rehabilitation- provides physiotherapy and arrange cardiac rehabilitation programmes for post surgical, post-MI and heart failure patients.
• Nutrition & Dietary Section- provides diet counseling to individual patients and groups