Cardiology Department
Heart, the vital muscular organ in the human body is what defines our overall wellbeing. If you are heart healthy, it means your body’s physiology is functioning at its optimal level, aiding other organs, and is in fact striking a perfect balance between the physical and mental wellbeing too. Our cardiology department provides specialty care to patients with heart conditions. Cardiology-related diseases are the 4th highest cause of mortality in Uganda.
Heart is not just an organ that pumps oxygen rich blood through the body but is also undeniably an epicentre of your emotions, which often defines your mood, temperament and bears the brunt of stress. Unfortunately, many young lives are succumbing to heart-related ailments owing to various factors and it means that this crucial organ needs that extra special care and attention, in these fast-paced lives. We are one-stop destination for several kinds of heart diseases. We manage cardiac emergencies, heart defects which include congenital defects, hypertensive disorders, issues due to high cholesterol, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, coronary artery diseases, venous thromboembolism including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and acute and chronic heart failure.
Cardiology, a major branch in the study of medicine deals with the diagnosis and prevention of various cardiac conditions. Precise diagnosis backed by the expert doctors; state-of-the-art facilities play an imperative role in saving a life – as each second counts.
Our unit which is more than five years old is equipped with state of the art diagnostic facilities such as Echocardiogram, treadmill stress test (TST) that helps prevent and manage cardiac conditions. Our team of dedicated cardiologists ensure that a thorough assessment of patients with presumed diagnosis of heart conditions is carried out to recommend suitable treatment for patients across age groups.