Mangalore Heartscan Foundation

Mangalore, which has always provided the best and latest in Health care facilities can now claim of having one more revolutionary technology Cardiac-MDCT non surgical Angiogram. World leader in medical technology Siemens Germany has come out with an ultra fast world's fastest 64 slice Cardiac MDCT Scanner which has just been introduced in the world arena. This facility has now been setup for the first time in Karnataka in Mangalore by newly established State-of-Art Cardiac diagnostic Centre - Mangalore Heartscan Foundation (MHF) situated in Bendoor Road, Mangalore.

         This wonder machine is capable of completing Angiography of the Heart under 8 seconds with stunning accuracy and unprecedented image quality. This facility is now being made available to the public of the region (Karnataka and Kerala) for the first time at Mangalore Heartscan Foundation (MHF).

         Dr. K. Mukund a well known Cardiologist of State, Region and founder Director of Omega Hospital, Mangalore by which he brought modern cardiac facility, Angioplasty/CABG for the first time in Mangalore, continued in his persuit of excellence in the cardiac field with the introduction of cardiac MDCT Angiography to Mangalore.

         In this endeavor he has been joined by like minded people-Senior Cardiologist Dr. H. Prabhakar, Senior Cardiac surgeon Dr. A. G. Jayakrishnan and team of Doctors.

         Advanced tests like cardiac coronary Angiography is done in seconds. The procedure is painless and there is no need for admission, anaesthesia,There is no blood loss, while carrying out these tests, unlike in the Cathlab (Conventional Angiography). The patient can walk in and walk out after the test and can return to work immediately. In addition, the machine is capable of performing Angiography of any other organ of the body like brain, liver, kidney, Abdomen, Chest, etc.,

         All Angiographies are done by Senior Cardiologists and their specialized opinion is provided to the patient along with the report.

         According to Senior Cardiologist Dr. H. Prabhakar, man above 35 years and woman above 40 years with any one of the risk factors like high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease, erratic life style, long working hours, stress, etc., are vulnerable to heart attack and hence should undergo MDCT Angiography to detect and prevent heart attacks. MDCT Angiography is the test of choice for patients following CABG and Angioplasty to ascertain the patency of the grafts and stents.

         The center works round the clock with expert opinion available to the patient any time. This type of out patient set up is unique and is the first in Karnataka. Unlike other CT scanner this Cardiac MDCT machine is also capable of Detecting minute growth or abnormalities and as a result is capable of detecting cancer in very early stage. In this respect the services of MDCT specialist, Senior Radiologist Dr. Naveenchandra Shetty and Dr. Devadas Acharya are made available.

         In short, this machine is capable of detecting changes in the body, very early and is of immense help in trauma cases as well. Mangalore Heartscan Foundation is also equipped for other specialized tests-Echo Doppler, Computerised Tread Mill test, Ultrasound,Computerised Laboratory,Pharmacy so as to provide all the necessary investigations under one roof. The center provides the state of the art diagnostic facility which is ultimate in the field of diagnostic cardiology.