Cardio – Thoracic & Vascular Surgery

Facilities available for:

• All Closed Cardiac Procedures.
• All Thoracic Procedures including minimal invasive surgery.
• All Vascular Surgeries including artificial graft bypass procedures and endovascular LASER surgery.

Diagnostic facilities available:

Doppler studies, Blood tests, Arterial Blood Gas Determination, ECG, Auscultation, TMT, Chest X-ray, CT Scan, Cardiac catheterization, Angiography.

Interventional facilities available

• Video assisted thoracoscopy
• Pacemaker implantation
• Introducing shortly
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
  • Valvular replacement

MAIN SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEART DISEASES

Chest pain/discomfort, Dyspnoea (shortness of breath), Palpitation (hard, fast or irregular heartbeats), Cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin), Dizziness and syncope (whirling sensation and loss of consciousness), Edema (swelling due to excess fluid accumulation), Cough, Hemotypsis (coughing up blood or blood stained mucus), Fatigue and tiredness, Less urination during day and increased urination at night, Difficulty sleeping at night due to breathing problems, Swollen or tender abdomen with loss of appetite, Confusion or impaired memory, Arm or back discomfort, Feeling sick or discomfort in stomach, Neck and jaw discomfort, Feeling light-headed or breaking into a cold sweat.

WARNING SIGNS OF VENOUS (BLOOD VESSEL) DISEASES

Varicose veins, spider veins, swollen legs, dark stain of skin on the legs, ulcer or wound on the legs.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF THORACIC (LUNGS) DISEASES

Cough, Expectoration, Hemoptysis, Chest pain, Cyanosis, Dyspnoea.

1st time in North Eastern India: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Shija Hospitals is the first centre in North Eastern India to introduce Minimal Invasive Surgery or LASER treatment for varicose veins.

What are Varicose or Spider Veins?

Varicose veins are abnormally enlarged superficial (close to the surface of the body) veins usually seen in the thigh and leg. However, they can also develop deep under your skin where you are not able to see them. Spider veins are very small varicose veins. Both the conditions may cause aching, tired and swollen legs; create a burning, or itching sensation, muscle cramps and general restlessness in the legs. Both the conditions require medical treatment.

What causes Varicose or Spider Veins?

Varicose or Spider veins happen when small valves in veins break and cause the blood in the wrong direction. There are valves in the veins which prevent the back flow of blood into the legs. When these valves become damaged or defective, the blood flows backwards and causes swelling of the veins.

Screening for patients suffering from these problems

• Prominent and dilated veins on the legs.
• Ulcer and wound on the legs.
• Black or dark stain of skin on the legs.
• Patient having swelling of the feet.
• Patient having pain on the legs.

Advantages of LASER or Minimal Invasive Surgery for Varicose Veins

• No Cuts. No Stitches.
• Patients can walk immediately after the treatment.
• No hospitalization required.
• Patients can resume duty after 48 hours.