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Samitivej Sriracha Hospital The Perfect Place for the HeartCath lab possesses state of the art technology that would allow doctors to accurately diagnose heart conditions and provide critical cardiac intervention when needed.
I want Samitivej Sriracha Heart Center to be the perfect place for the heart. Dr. Weerapan Wattanakamthornkul
Head of Cardiology Center
Samitivej Sriracha Hospital
Technological advancement has brought about huge advantages in the healthcare industry. With the help of state of the art facilities, medical services can now better accommodate and serve patients needs and help alleviate their medical problems.
On February of 2008, Samitivej Sriracha Hospital conquered another milestone in the opening of its highly advanced cardiac catheterization laboratory. Fully equipped with the latest technology such as two X-ray sources and a digital, flat panel, it now stands open to offer the latest diagnostic and treatment options available for patients who are suffering from coronary artery diseases and other heart defects. Manned by a highly trained professional stuff that includes qualified cardiologists, registered nurses and technologists, the laboratory is now open 27/7 with the intent of providing quality service to its patients.
The Cath Lab is an examination room with diagnostic imaging equipment use to support the catheterization procedure. The procedure involves a catheter being inserted into a large artery. Catheters are spaghetti-like plastic tubes that are inserted through the femoral (groin) or radial artery which are used to insert special equipment that would diagnose or treat a heart problem. They come in many different sizes and shapes which allow cardiologists to perform a variety of tasks. Often, catheters are used to treat common heart defects; which is called an interventional or therapeutic catheterization. They may be used to open up narrowed blood vessels and heart valves, close holes in the septum between heart chambers and close abnormal blood vessels. Very specialized catheters are used to study and treat heart rhythms. They give doctors information they can't get by looking at an electrocardiogram. The heart being one of the most important organs in the entire human body is also highly susceptible to certain diseases. Samitivej Sriracha Hospitals cardiologists use the most advanced techniques available for diagnosis and treatment with the intent of minimizing risks and stress to the patients. The Cath Lab offers complete cardiac diagnostic services with critical cardiac intervention when needed. With such state of the art technology and equipment comes a lot of advantages. Dr. Sugudom Eimsophon, the intervention cardiologist in Samitivejs Cardiology Center acknowledged the importance of such technology. According to him, one of the benefits of Cath Lab is the accuracy of its diagnosis and the ability it provides to be able to do something when an abnormality is detected. While other tests can only perform diagnostic procedures such as the EKG (echocardiogram), the treadmill stress test and the isotope stress test, the Catheterization Laboratory is equipped with the technology that could allow doctors to follow up an abnormal finding with treatment. Because of such dual function, this facility holds much promise in the heart treatment area. Asked about the reason for the launching of the laboratory, Dr. Weerapan Wattanakamthornkul, the head of the Cardiology clinic, responded by saying that it is in response to the demands of the 21st century. The hospital endeavors to provide facilities and services that would highly cater to patients needs and satisfaction. The patients in the heart center have noticeably increased through the years making it the clinic with the highest growth rate in the hospital. The state of the art digital Cath lab provides the ideal safe environment for the interventional procedures like PTCA, stenting and balloonvalvuloplasty. He mentioned that generally, patients with hea
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