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Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road
Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, established in 1990 is a 150 bed tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. The hospital is known for its centre for excellence of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. The hospital offers latest super-specialised services in urology, orthopaedics, digestive care, emergency care and critical care.
The amenities offered by the hospital includes a 24-hour accident and emergency service which comprises ambulance services, blood bank, cardiac operation theatres, preventive health check, diagnostic and a catheterization laboratory. Among the other services the hospital provides critical and emergency care, diet counselling, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, laboratory and micro biological services and stress management. A 24-hour pharmacy, endoscopy unit and emergency room are also available for patients.
Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, established in 1990 is a 150 bed tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. The hospital is known for its centre for excellence of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. The hospital offers latest super-specialised services in urology, orthopaedics, digestive care, emergency care and critical care.
The amenities offered by the hospital includes a 24-hour accident and emergency service which comprises ambulance services, blood bank, cardiac operation theatres, preventive health check, diagnostic and a catheterization laboratory. Among the other services the hospital provides critical and emergency care, diet counselling, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, laboratory and micro biological services and stress management. A 24-hour pharmacy, endoscopy unit and emergency room are also available for patients.
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Dr. Aamir Muhamed
Internal Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT INTERNAL MEDICINE
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Dr. Aditya S Chowti
Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, General Physician SENIOR CONSULTANT INTERNAL MEDICINE
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Support Specialties, Anaesthesia ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT ANAESTHESIOLOGY
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Dr. Balaji G
Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Gastroenterology CONSULTANT GASTROENTEROLOGY
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Support Specialties, Anaesthesia CONSULTANT ANAESTHESIOLOGY
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Support Specialties, Intensive Care and Critical Care ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT CRITICAL CARE
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Dr. Farah Nikhath Mehdi
Internal Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT INTERNAL MEDICINE
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Dr. Ganesh Shenoy K
Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, GI, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Liver Transplant SENIOR CONSULTANT GI, MINIMAL ACCESS & BARIATRIC S
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Dr. Gopi A
Cardiac Sciences, Interventional Cardiology ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & UNIT HEAD CARDIOLOGY
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Dr. Harish Kumar Ambekar
Support Specialties, Intensive Care and Critical Care CONSULTANT CRITICAL CARE
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Dr. Jayaprakash Shenthar
Cardiac Sciences, Interventional Cardiology CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGY
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Dr. Karthik Vishwanath
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery CONSULTANT PLASTIC SURGERY
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Dr. Madhu Krishna N R
Support Specialties, Anaesthesia ATTENDING CONSULTANT ANAESTHESIOLOGY
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Dr. Nagaraj Aithal
Support Specialties, Intensive Care and Critical Care CONSULTANT CRITICAL CARE
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Dr. Naveen CB
Cardiac Sciences, Interventional Cardiology ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGY
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Dr. Nischal R Pandya
Cardiac Sciences, Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) CONSULTANT
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Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol
Cardiac Sciences, Interventional Cardiology CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGY
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Dr. Prasanna K S
Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Gastroenterology CONSULTANT
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Support Specialties, Anaesthesia CONSULTANT ANAESTHESIOLOGY
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Dr. Raghuram A T S
Support Specialties, Intensive Care and Critical Care ATTENDING CONSULTANT CRITICAL CARE
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Dr. Ramesh M
Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, GI, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Dr. Ravindra B S
Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Gastroenterology DIRECTOR
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Dr. Rubina Shanawaz Zameer
Obstetrics and Gynaecology CONSULTANT OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
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Support Specialties, Intensive Care and Critical Care ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT CRITICAL CARE
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Dr. Sanjay BS
Cardiac Sciences, Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) CONSULTANT CARDIO THORACIC VASCULAR SURGERY
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Dr. Shamantha K
Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences RESIDENT MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
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Dr. Someshekar Reddy
Diabetes / Endocrinology, Endocrinology CONSULTANT ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Dr. Sudarshan G T
Cardiac Sciences, Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) CONSULTANT
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Dr. Venkatranga Manjunath Moodalagiri
Support Specialties, Intensive Care and Critical Care ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT CRITICAL CARE
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Dr. Vivek Jawali
Cardiac Sciences, Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) CHAIRMAN CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES & REGIONAL MEDICA
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April 27, 2020
Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road conducts training on the usage of PPEs and hygiene measures for pol
Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road has taken up the initiative to train police personnel on the usa
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March 20, 2019
Fortis Hospitals, along with Road Accident survivors came forward to spread awareness on World Head
on the occasion of World Head Injury awareness day, Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore along with accide
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January 25, 2019
Ahead of 70th Republic Day, Fortis Hospital, Conducted Free Health Screening for EX-Indian Armed For
To honour te Ex-India Armed Forces for their selfless devotion and sacrifices, Fortis Hospitals,
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May 05, 2017
On World Hand Hygiene Day
A team of experts from Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore, in associ
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Patient Testimonials
- Mr. Venkatesh
I would like to accord my appreciation to Dr. Sudarshan & team in emergency dept, for having received my known person Mrs. Sarojamma yesterday night for her cardiac issue, very grateful to the team for all the care.
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A young man with a rare manifestation of a common problem was put on the road to recovery by doctors at Fortis Hospitals Cunningham Road using advanced technology and care in the area of electrophysiology to set right abnormal electrical circuits in the young man’s heart, treating him from a near fatal condition. He was brought to Fortis Hospitals, Cunningham Road after an ECG done by his general physician that showed an abnormality in the heart.
Young people often ignore telltale signs of heart trouble because of lack of awareness and put their symptoms down to exertion or acidity. The 32-year old patient, Mr. K R Choudhury, did not pay attention to the frequent episodes of rapid heart palpitations that he was experiencing since the last two years.
Investigations revealed that he was suffering from a condition called WPW (Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, simply said a short circuit of the heart) along with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm characterised as disorganised, rapid, and irregular) that can be extremely dangerous and even fatal if not treated on time. Electrophysiologists (doctors trained in the treatment of electrical circuits of the heart) at the hospital used state-of the art equipment for the first time in South Asia to conduct Cardiac Ablation, a procedure that destroys these short-circuits to restore normal rhythm.
THE CONDITION
Two years ago, Mr. Choudhury, who works with a reputed bank in the city, had no inclination that the pounding feeling he would get in his chest once in a while was anything to be taken seriously and get evaluated by the doctor. In January 2013, he experienced a severe bout of palpitations and his heart rate was between 250-300 (average bpm being 72-100). He also vomited 12 times. His family members thought that he had acidity and gave him lot of local remedies. He felt very weak and almost lost consciousness. The patient’s condition got worse in the last 2-3 months and a week ago, Mr. Choudhury consulted a family doctor, who did an ECG test and referred him to Fortis.
“The Patient was diagnosed with short circuit in the heart. His heart rate was more than 300 bpm (beats per minute). This situation could be fatal but our patient is lucky to have survived such episodes. Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia and in the presence of WPW syndrome, it can be fatal,” said Dr Jayakeerthi Y Rao, Consultant Cardiologist and Electro-physiologist, Fortis Hospitals, Cunnigham Road.
A normal heartbeat is controlled by a smooth, constant flow of electricity through the heart. The regular pattern of electrical impulses causes the heart to fill with blood and contract in a normal fashion. A short-circuit anywhere along this electrical pathway can disrupt the normal flow of signals, causing an arrhythmia (an abnormal heartbeat).
WPW is an electrical abnormality of the heart that occurs when the separation of the cardiac chambers is not electrically complete. This abnormality is present by birth. Short circuits in the heart are seen in 1-2 out of 1000 people in the general population. Recognising such ailments early and seeking help from specialists make a big difference in the quality of life and sometimes could be life saving as in this case.
TREATMENT PROCEDURE
Electrophysiologists performed ablation on Choudhury after doing an EP study. Catheters (narrow, flexible tubes) are inserted into a blood vessel, often through a site in the groin (upper thigh) or neck, and guided through the vein until they reach the heart. Small electrodes on the tip of the catheters stimulate and record the heart’s activity. This test, called an electrophysiology study, allows the doctor to pinpoint the exact location of the short circuit. Once the location is confirmed, the short circuit is destroyed or blocked (to prevent it from sending faulty signals to the rest of the heart). This is done by sending energy through the catheters which generates heat at the tip, to destroy a small amount of tissue at the site of contact.
“This is the first case done on the state-of-art equipment Workmate Claris and Ampere RF generator. This is a new generation radio frequency generator that we have used for the first time in South Asia. This system provides fibre optic cable technology in EP system, which gives clean, crisp signals by eliminating noise from the equipment in the cath lab. This helps the electrophysiologists to perform cases with high level of confidence and accuracy. Our EP lab is the most advanced and well-equipped to deal with any complex cases,” added Dr Jayakeerthi.
Success rate of this procedure is above 95 per cent. In patients with incessant tachycardia, ablation could prevent heart failure and like in this scenario it could prevent syncope and cardiac arrest. Mr. Choudhury has completely recovered from his symptoms and is leading a normal life.
About Fortis Healthcare Limited:
Fortis Healthcare Limited is a leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care specialty facilities. Currently, the company operates its healthcare delivery services in India, Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius and Sri Lanka with 55 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), approximately 10,000 potential beds and 270 diagnostic centres. In a global study of the 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world, its flagship, the Fortis Memorial Research Institute’ (FMRI), was ranked No.2, by ‘topmastersinhealthcare.com, and placed ahead of many other outstanding medical institutions in the world.
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Fortis Healthcare:
Shruti Bojamma / Ramya Krishna
9731897233 / 9538417274
Shruti.bojamma@fortishealthcare.com
Ramya.krishna@fortishealthcare.com
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