The Department of Cardiology is the Regional Cardiac Center in Madinah Al Munawarah. It serves cardiac and cardiac – related patients. Cardiology Department is equipped with high-tech hemodynamic monitoring and life-saving gadgets aside from the following services it offers:

Services / Facilities:

1. Non-invasive Diagnostic procedures
1. Echocardiography: This is to evaluate the internal structures of the heart and heart wall motion. Stress – Test – Treadmill Exercises:
2. Exercise Stress test provides information on myocardial response to increased oxygen requirements and determines the adequacy of coronary blood flow, and to detect presence of silent or hidden ischemia or arrhythmias.
3. 24 – hour ECG monitoring [ Holter monitor is a portable device attached to the patient that records the heart’s electrical activity and produces ECG over 24 hours.] to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias or ischemia.]
4. Transesophageal Echo is the introduction of an ultrasonic probe mounted to flexible gastro scope or endoscopes into the heart through the esophagus. This is to assess / detect prosthetic valve dysfunction, atrial thrombus and other intracardiac masses and to detect patients with suspected infective endocarditis, aorta dissection and vegetation, atrial seeptal defect.
5. Dobutamine Echo
6. Routine ECG is a recording of cardiac electrical activity to diagnose specific cardiac conditions and to aid in the evaluation and management of general medical conditions ex. Electrolyte imbalance, etc.
2. Invasive procedures:
1. Cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography’s is an invasive combined hemodynamic and angiographic procedure consisting of the introduction of catheter into the vascular system and heart to evaluate the cause, severity, and prognosis of cardiac disease.
2. Temporary Pacemaker to provide an artificial electric stimulus to the heart muscles when either the impulse initiation or the intrinsic conduction is defective, and serves a prophylaxis in the presence of pre-existing heart block or before insertion of a permanent pacemaker.
3. Permanent Pacemaker for the correction of heart block
4. Pericardiocentesis: to relieve pericardial pressure.
5. CCU- consists of 8 beds, equipped with routine and invasive monitoring facilities. Its provides critical care to the acutely life threatening cardiac patients like acute MI, Tachy and Brady arrhythmial, pulmonary edema, etc. to mention a few.
6. Intermediate care unit serves as a step down for CCU patients. It consists of 5 beds which are also equipped with monitoring gadgets.
7. Cariology ward where stable cardiac patients are admitted.
3. Anti Coagulation Clinic

Rheumatic heart disease control and prevention clinic in coordination with the MOH thrust program.