Cardio-Vascular Sciences Centre opens

A state-of-the-art Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences Centre was today innaugrated at the Army Research and Referral Hospital here by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
The medical facility, described as a "hospital within a hospital", includes the Operation Theatre Complex (with eight Operation Theatres of which four are cardiac OT's), Cardio Catheterization Laboratory Complex (with three labs) and four ICU's (with 12 beds each).
The Cardiology Department is equipped with the latest Biplane Angiography Lab with facilities for 3D Electrophysiological Mapping and advanced treatment for various cardiac arrhythmias and heart blocks.
The facilities would ensure that the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiology would be taken to the next level, on par with international standards, an official statement said.

Parrikar said that cases of heart ailment were on the rise and expressed confidence that the CVSC would go a long way in ensuring specialised treatment for the patients.
Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag also addressed the gathering on the occasion.