department of cardiology

A World-class Center for Cardiovascular Diseases

Meet our team of world-class cardiologists

The dedicated team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at Burjeel Hospital strive to offer comprehensive care for all your cardiac conditions. And with state-of-the- art equipment and timely clinical assistance, we offer an advanced range of procedures and rehabilitative measures across a broad spectrum of services.

Department of Cardiology

The Department of Cardiology at Burjeel Hospital provides world-class cardiovascular care for all kinds of heart diseases and disorders. The department is well-equipped to diagnose and provide comprehensive care for a number of conditions including chest pain (angina), heart attack (myocardial infarction), shortness of breath, high blood pressure and palpitations.

The Cardiology Department offers:

Invasive Cardiology

Coronary Angiography
Coronary Angioplasty and insertion of an Intracoronary Stent or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) including complex PCI (left main stenting, bifurcation stenting, multi-vessel PCI) and 24X7 Primary PCI for acute ongoing heart attacks
Device closures for ASD/VSD/PDA
Insertion of simple and complex permanent pacemakers
Balloon Valvotomy
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TOE or TEE)
Renal denervation for resistant hypertension
Rotational atherectomy (Rotablator)
FFR study to access significance of coronary stenoses

Non-Invasive Cardiology

Treadmill Test (TMT)
2D Echo/Stress Echo
Holter
CT 64-slice coronary angiogram
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
ECG

Cardiac Surgery

Full range adult cardiac surgery
Coronary artery bypass as on pump, off pump/beating heart, with and without Intra-Aortic Balloon pump support
Heart Valves surgeries re-do, primary, single, multiple tissue and prosthetic from the best manufacturers
Ascending aortic surgeries and great vessels with/without combination of aortic valve and coronaries

Preventive/Rehabilitative Cardiology

Cardiac check-up
Preventive cardiology program
Post-angioplasty/bypass cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiology Services (General)

Consultations