Interventional Cardiologist In Pune

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Interventional Cardiologist In Pune Dr. Ajit
Mehta
Dr. Ajit Mehta is an Interventional Cardiologist
in Pune, currently practicing at Jehangir
Hospital, which is an associate hospital of the
Apollo Hospitals group. Apart from routine
Coronary Angiography Angioplasty, Dr. Mehta
also has expertise in Complex Coronary
Angiography such as Bifurcation/Arthrotomy. He
also has considerable experience in Primary
Coronary Angioplasty, pacemaker implantation,
biventricular pacing for CHF and ICD
implantation. Dr. Mehta has a keen interest in
Paediatric Cardiology and device closure for
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Patent Ductus
Arteriosus (PDA).
DR. AJIT CHANDRAKANT MEHTA MBBS, MD
(Medicine), DNB (Card.)
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Cardiologist
When you are dealing with a complex health
condition like heart disease, it is important
that you find the right match between you and
your specialist. Dr. Mehta is Heart specialist in
Pune. A diagnosis of heart or vascular disease
often begins with your primary care doctor, who
then refers you to a cardiologist. The
cardiologist evaluates your symptoms and your
medical history and may recommend tests for a
more definite diagnosis. Then, your cardiologist
decides if your condition can be managed under
his or her care using medicines or other
available treatments. If your cardiologist
decides that you need surgery, he or she refers
you to a cardiovascular surgeon, who specializes
in operations on the heart, lungs, and blood
vessels. You remain under the care of your
cardiologist even when you are referred to other
specialists.
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
WHAT IS AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)? An ECG
records the electrical activity of the heart. The
heart produces tiny electrical impulses which
spread through the heart muscle to make the heart
contract. These impulses can be detected by the
ECG machine. You may have an ECG to help find the
cause of symptoms such as the feeling of a
thumping heart (palpitations) or chest pain.
Sometimes it is done as part of routine tests
for example, before you have an operation. The
ECG test is painless and harmless. (The ECG
machine records electrical impulses coming from
your body it does not put any electricity into
your body.)
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HOW IS IT DONE? Small metal electrodes are stuck
on to your arms, legs and chest. Wires from the
electrodes are connected to the electrocardiogram
(ECG) machine. The machine detects and amplifies
the electrical impulses that occur at each
heartbeat and records them on to a paper or
computer. A few heartbeats are recorded from
different sets of electrodes. The test takes
about five minutes to do. WHAT DOES AN
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) SHOW? The electrodes on
the different parts of the body detect electrical
impulses coming from different directions within
the heart. There are normal patterns for each
electrode. Various heart disorders produce
abnormal patterns. The heart disorders that can
be detected include Abnormal heart rhythms. If
the heart rate is very fast, very slow, or
irregular. There are various types of irregular
heart rhythm with characteristic ECG patterns. A
heart attack (myocardial infarction) and if it
was recent or some time ago. A heart attack
causes damage to heart muscle and it heals with
scar tissue. These can be detected by abnormal
ECG patterns.
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2D Echo With Colour Doppler
The purpose of this study is to determine the
size of your heart, to evaluate how well your
heart is functioning or pumping and to assess the
structure and function of the valves within the
heart. A 2-D (or two-dimensional) echocardiogram
is capable of displaying a cross-sectional
slice of the beating heart, including the
chambers, valves and the major blood vessels that
exit from the left and right ventricle. A Doppler
echocardiogram measures the speed and direction
of the blood flow within the heart. It screens
the four valves for leaks and other
abnormalities. By assigning color to the
direction of blood flow, (Color Flow Mapping),
large areas of blood flow may be studied. These
color flow mappings allow abnormal blood flow
characteristics to be interpreted by the
cardiologist.
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Stress-Test
WHAT IS AN ECHO STRESS TEST? A stress
echocardiography, also called an echocardiography
stress test or stress echo, is a procedure that
determines how well your heart and blood vessels
are working. During a stress echocardiography,
youll exercise on a treadmill or stationary bike
while your doctor monitors your blood pressure
and heart rhythm. WHAT IS ECO TEST? The test is
also called echocardiography or diagnostic
cardiac ultrasound. Quick facts. An echo uses
sound waves to create pictures of your hearts
chambers, valves, walls and the blood vessels
(aorta, arteries veins) attached to your heart.
A probe called a transducer is passed over your
chest.
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HOLTER MONITORING
WHAT IS HOLTER MONITOR? A Holter monitor is a
continuous tape recording of a patients EKG for
24 hours. Since it can be worn during the
patients regular daily activities, it helps the
physician correlate symptoms of dizziness,
palpitations (a sensation of fast or irregular
heart rhythm) or black outs. Since the recording
covers 24 hours, on a continuous basis, Holter
monitoring is much more likely to detect an
abnormal heart rhythm when compared to the EKG
which lasts less than a minute. It can also help
evaluate the patients EKG during episodes of
chest pain, during which time there may be
telltale changes to suggest ischemia (pronounced
is-keem-ya) or reduced blood supply to the muscle
of the left ventricle. HOW DO I PREPARE FOR THE
TEST? The only requirement is that the patient
wear loose-fitting clothes. Buttons down the
front of a shirt or blouse is preferable. This
makes it convenient to apply the EKG electrodes,
and also comfortably carry the monitor in a
relatively discreet manner.
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ABOUT US
Dr. Ajit Mehta is an Interventional Cardiologist
in Pune, currently practicing at Jehangir
Hospital, which is an associate hospital of the
Apollo Hospitals group. Apart from routine
Coronary Angiography Angioplasty, Dr. Mehta
also has expertise in Complex Coronary
Angiography such as Bifurcation/Arthrotomy. He
also has considerable experience in Primary
Coronary Angioplasty, pacemaker implantation,
biventricular pacing for CHF and ICD
implantation. Dr. Mehta has a keen interest in
Paediatric Cardiology and device closure for
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Patent Ductus
Arteriosus (PDA). Training- Comprehensive
Course in Clinical Cardiology. Amrita Institute
of Medical Science, Kochi. Echocardiography
Basics and Beyond. Pune, Apr 2004. Teaching
Programme. Academy of Master Teacher of
Cardiology, Mumbai. CRT Training. Chiang Mai
(Thailand). Dec 2006.
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PRESENTATION

• Digital Poster Presentation Aneurysm formation
  and pneumonitis after implantation of
  drug-eluting stents Three case reports
  suggesting a probable hypersensitivity. R S
  Shinde, Grant Parvez K, M S Hiremath, J S
  Hiremath, C N Makhale, R S Shetty, R B Sethi, M A
  Gadkari, M Durairaj, AS Sathe, A C Mehta.
  Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical
  Foundation, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune. Presented at
  Complex Catheter Therapeutics. Kobe, Japan, 2005.
• Echocardiographic and Doppler profile of
  Rheumatic Tricuspid Stenosis. Mehta A C, Shinde R
  S, Mangotra K, Durairaj M, Makhale C N, Sathe S
  V, Sathe AS, Grant P K. Asia Pacific Conference
  of Doppler Echocardiography. New Delhi, Nov 2005.
• Study of Tissue Doppler in Hypertrophic
  Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. Mehta A C, Shinde R
  S, Hiremath M S, Makhale C N, Durairaj M, Sathe S
  V, Sathe AS, Grant P K. Asia Pacific Conference
  of Doppler Echocardiography. New Delhi, Nov 2005.

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CONTACT US
Jehangir Hospital 32, Sassoon Road, Central
Excise Colony, Sangamvadi, Pune, Maharashtra
411001 TIMING- Monday To Saturday - 02 am To
02 pm OPD 6 - Jahangir Hospital. MOBILE- (91)
9822399108 EMAIL-ID- drajitmehta_at_gmail.com
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