Department of Cardiology

The Department of Cardiology is designed for 50 beds. It also includes the Unit of Intensive Care which is equipped with devices of centralized oxygen therapy and artificial respiration. Here patients receive emergency treatment with following diagnosis:

								Acute myocardial infarction
								Disorders of heart rhythm (paroxysmal tachycardia attack, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, 1st and 2nd degree of atrioventricular block)
								Acute heart failure (cardial asthma attack, pulmonary edema)
								Unstable angina

The Cardiology Department carries out treatment of patients who moved from Intensive Care Unit with following diagnosis:

								1st and 2nd degree of heart failure
								3rd and 4th class of angina pectoris
								Hypertension
								Various Arrhythmias which are not life threatening (extrasystolic arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation).

Department of Functional Diagnostics of Cardiovascular Disease carries out the following examinations:

		Electrocardiogram
		Echocardiogram (Heart Ultrasound)
		Holter Monitor
		Treadmill Test

The Department implements interventional cardiology service headed by invasive cardiologist Karen Mikayelyan.

The following examinations are carried out:

		Coronary catheterization
		Stenting of coronary artery
		Thrombus aspiration of coronary artery
		Balloon dilation of coronary artery
		Temporary cardiac pacing
		Aoertography and Renal Angiography