Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Aga Khan University Hospital provides 24-Hour Cardiac Emergency Services for managing life threatening cardiac emergencies with facility for round-the-clock angiography, angioplasty and bypass surgery.

Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery:

This service includes

• Echocardiogram Services including Foetal, Paediatric and Transoesophageal Echo
• Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Catheterisations for Valvoplasty of Stenotic
  Valves, Percutaneous Closure of Holes, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), Atrial Septal
  Defect (ASD), Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) and Stent Placement
• Closed heart Surgery for BT Shunt, PDA, Coarctation Repair, Pulmonary Artery
  Banding, Pericardial Window, Permanent Pacemaker Insertion, Coarctation repair,
  Pulmonary Artery Banding, Pericardial Window and Permanent Pacemaker insertion
• Open Heart Surgery for ASD, VSD, Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) and Complete Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage, Creation of Fontan Circulation and Arterial / Atrial Switch Operation

Adult Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery:

The Adult Cardiology Services includes  

• Heart Risk Assessment Clinic for Early Detection and Prevention of Heart Diseases
• Women Heart Clinic to prevent and treat heart diseases while addressing the distinct concerns of women
• Non-invasive diagnostic services:
  • Diagnostic Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Ambulatory ECG (Holter) Monitoring
  • Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT)
  • Echocardiography: Transthoracic, Trans-oesophageal and Stress echocardiogram
  • Ambulatory (24-hour) blood pressure monitoring
  • Head-up Tilt Test (HUT)
  • Cardiac nuclear imaging / Thallium Scan
• 24-Hour Cardiac Catheterisation/Angiography Services has a fully equipped angiography suite with digital cardiac catheterisation facility, which provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for both adults and pediatric patients suffering form various cardiovascular problems. The service offers:
  • Diagnostic angiography
  • Right and left heart catheterisation
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • Implantation of temporary and permanent pacemakers, including the most sophisticated dual chamber pacemakers
  • Balloon angioplasty with stent placement for heart and renal arteries

The Adult Cardiac Surgery Services includes

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) - beating heart, off-pump and redo bypass surgery
• Heart Valve Replacement
• Aortic Surgery

Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme:

This programme has been designed specially for an early return to normal life following cardiac events/surgery.

Consulting Clinics