Multan Institute of Cardiology (MIC), is a hospital located in

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city in

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. It was established by

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich (Urdu, ; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who was the Chief Minister of Punjab from late 2002 to late 2007 and again from late 2022 to early 2023. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of ...

, the former chief minister of

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province, in 2005.

History

It was a project for the establishment of a specialised, tertiary care centre for patients with cardiovascular diseases. In early 2003, Pervaiz Elahi, the Chief Minister of Punjab, prioritised this initiative, evident by his appointment of Col. (Ret) Prof M A Cheema as the Project Director of MIC. He has been a pioneer in cardiac surgery within Pakistan and had previously established the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, in Lahore. The centre initiated its outpatient services in 2005, while inpatient services commenced in 2005. The first open heart surgery was performed on 29 October 2007 and by March 2008 over 50 open heart operations were conducted without any surgical mortality. After the completion of the project Prof M A Cheema, was succeeded by Prof Syed Ali Raza Gardezi to assume the responsibilities of the first Executive Director of the institute. Prof. Dr. Syed Ali Raza Gardezi is an accomplished cardiologist who came from the respectable Gardezi family of Multan. The institute achieved several milestones during the tenure of Prof Gardezi. The construction of a modular operation theatre suite was an achievement despite the medical

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in Punjab not being convinced of the benefits of modular theatres. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba Ali Siddiqui is the current Executive Director of CPEIC after Prof Rana Altaf Ahmed and Prof. Syed Ali Raza Gardezi.

Infrastructure

CPE Institute of Cardiology Multan is a

tertiary care hospital A tertiary referral hospital (also called a tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center, tertiary care center, or tertiary center) is a hospital that provides tertiary care, which is a level of health care obtained from specialists in a large hos ...

providing comprehensive services of cardiology and cardiac surgery for both adult and

congenital heart disease A congenital heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly, congenital cardiovascular malformation, and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the structure of the heart or great vessels that is present at birth. A congenital he ...

s. It has one of the largest Modular Operation Theater suites in the country. There are five operating rooms with dedicated preparation and scrub areas. The construction of this modular theater complex was completed in 2009 and the first surgery in the new complex was performed in March 2009. The intensive care has a capacity of 20 beds. The hospital has three

Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the insertion of a catheter into a heart chamber, chamber or Blood vessel, vessel of the heart. This is done both for diagnostic and interventional purposes. A common example of cardiac catheterization is c ...

Laboratories. The Institute also has facilities of Cardiac CT-scan, Nuclear Cardiology, Exercise Tolerance Testing and Echocardiography.

Departments & Services

Department of Anesthesia

The department of anesthesia is led by an the Professor of Anesthesia. Their main area of service is associated with post operative care for cardiac patients in the

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(ICU) and providing other anesthetic services to the whole hospital on a 24 hours basis.

Department of Cardiac Surgery

On an average over 1300 surgeries are performed annually. The types of surgeries offered include: • Coronary artery bypass surgery. • Valve replacements and repair • Surgery for aortic dissection and aneurysms. • Repair of atrial and ventricular septal defects. • Repair of Fallot’s Tetralogy • PDA • Surgery for Coarctation of aorta • PA banding • Right Heart bypass in uni ventricular heart • Surgery for peripheral artery disease The department is led by a professor, an associate professor and two assistant professors for adult cardiac surgery, and two assistant professors for Paediatric Cardiac Surgery. The department is evolving into an entirely independent Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Department in near future.

Department of Cardiology

The cardiology department provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients with heart diseases. The department has a twelve bedded emergency and twenty bedded

CCU CCU may refer to: Hospitals * Coronary care unit, a hospital wing meant for monitoring patients with heart problems * Critical care unit, in a hospital (UK terminology), similar to intensive care unit (ICU) in other countries; or, a unit that prov ...

for critical patients. The department is headed by Professor of cardiology and its faculty consists of one Associate Professor and four Assistant Professors. The following diagnostic facilities are available: *

Transthoracic echocardiography Echocardiography, also known as cardiac ultrasound, is the use of ultrasound to examine the heart. It is a type of medical imaging, using standard ultrasound or Doppler ultrasound. The visual image formed using this technique is called an echoc ...

* Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) * Exercise Tolerance testing (ETT) * 24-hour

ECG Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles. It is an electrogram of the heart which is a graph of voltage versus time of ...

(Holter) monitoring *

Nuclear Cardiology Nuclear medicine (nuclear radiology, nucleology), is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear imaging is, in a sense, ''radiology done inside out'', because it reco ...

having a dual head dedicated

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. It performs Stress SPECT &

Myocardial Cardiac muscle (also called heart muscle or myocardium) is one of three types of vertebrate muscle tissues, the others being skeletal muscle and smooth muscle. It is an involuntary, striated muscle that constitutes the main tissue of the wall of ...

viability scans. The Department has two

Angiography Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins, and the heart chambers. Modern angiography is perfo ...

labs where following procedures are done: * Diagnostic coronary angiography * Right and left

heart catheterization Cardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart. This is done both for diagnostic and interventional purposes. A common example of cardiac catheterization is coronary catheterization tha ...

Coronary angioplasty Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis. A ...

with stent implantation * Implantation of pacemakers

Department of Pediatric Cardiology

Being a highly specialized field, its importance emerges from the high incidence of

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and acquired disorders found in children. It provides services in all diagnostic and several therapeutic areas. The department consists of two consultant pediatric cardiologists. The department is doing regular cardiac catheterization for congenital lesions and has started transcatheter treatment of suitable congenital disorders like ASD, PDA,

pulmonary stenosis Pulmonic stenosis, is a dynamic or fixed obstruction of flow from the right ventricle of the heart to the pulmonary artery. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood. Signs and symptoms Some individuals with mild PS may not experience any sympt ...

and mitral stenosis.

Department of Pathology

The department has modern equipment and provides a complete array of routine and specialized tests.

Department of Radiology

It provides comprehensive diagnostic imaging facilities round the clock. The following tests are routinely done: * Ultrasound / Color Doppler * General Radiography * Special Radiography * Interventional Radiography The department has facilities of processing digital images which are displayed online.

Dental Section

The primary aim of the dental section is to provide preoperative dental clearance of the patients undergoing valve surgery. However any patient requiring dental treatment is provided this service within the institute saving them the trouble and cost of visiting the Dental Hospital. The Dental clinic is located on the first floor and is run by two consultant dental surgeons.

Central Sterilization Supplies Department (CSSD)

CSSD is one of the systems installed in Pakistan and ensures sterilized surgical instruments and linen used in the operation theatres and the catheterization laboratories.

Laundry

The laundry system of this hospital is of European make and is able to clean and wash bulk of hospital linen.

Library

Textbooks and international journals for doctors, nurses, and paramedics are available here. It remains open till late evening.

Pharmacy

According to the policy of the Government of Punjab, the hospital pharmacy provides the supply of free medicines to the poor patients. For the convenience of paying patients a retail pharmacy is established in the hospital. It provides medicines at lower than market price. It is located on the ground floor opposite the office of the Executive Director. The retail pharmacy is being updated and upgraded.

Cardiac Surgery Database

The department of cardiac surgery has a state of the art electronic database donated by Dr. Anjum Jalal, one of the developers of the software. The database presently has complete records of over 4000 patients who underwent surgery from 2009 onwards. It retrieves records quickly so is extremely useful in maintaining consistency of follow-ups. The dynamic lookup facility of the database is also helpful in conducting heavyweight research studies. Such database software is extremely costly, usually over 30000 dollars per year. The role of the database has been recognized and appreciated by both the local and international community of cardiac surgeons.

Clinical Performance

Multan institute of cardiology is primarily serving the poor people living in the region of south Punjab. However, due to its convenient geographic location many patients from upper

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and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa also visit for treatment of heart diseases. In 2016 a total of 474,552 patients visited the Outpatients Department, 1568 patients underwent open heart surgery, 6468 patients had angiographies and 2947 patients underwent PCI. The institute provided free medicines, as per Government policy, to over 292,900 patients. In 2017, the institute is going to complete its 10-years of its indoor services of clinical excellence. The data presented above has put the institute among some of the best centers in the world. The charts given below show clinical performance: Besides such a large number of patients served, the institute has also achieved distinction for performing highly complex interventions and surgical operations. A large number of adult congenital operations have been performed by the team of cardiac surgeons with exceptional results. Complex aortic root replacements have also been performed routinely. Surgical correction of extremely rare conditions (like aorto-ventricular tunnel and ruptured sinus of Valsalva) have also been performed with excellent outcomes.

Academic Achievement

The institute has a record of having prominent names in its faculty. Prof Haider Zaman, Prof Rana Altaf Ahmed, Prof Ijaz Ahmed are respectable names among the academia of cardiac surgery and cardiology. As a result of the tireless efforts of its faculty, the institute was accredited by the College of Physicians & Surgeons soon after its establishment. It has trained several cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. The academic activities are a regular feature of the institute. Cath. Meetings, Audit Meetings, and GP training programs are on the regular academic calendar of the institute. The institute has hosted several national meetings including the annual meetings of Pakistan Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons as well as Pakistan Hypertension League. Some of the publications done by the doctors of MIC include the following: * ''Right Ventricular Dysfunction after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is a Reality of Unknown Cause and Significance''. Muhammad-Mujtaba Ali Siddiqui, Anjum Jalal, Mubashir Sherwani, Muhammad Zubair Ahmad * ''Is there any benefit of preoperative trimetazidine in patients undergoing CABG.'' Muhammad Sher-e-Murtaza, Muhammad Zubair, Anjum Jalal * ''Risk factors of prolonged mechanical ventilation following open heart surgery: what has changed over the last decade?'' Muhammad-Mujtaba Ali Siddiqui, Iftikhar Paras, Anjum Jalal * ''The Outcome of VSD Repair in Older Children and Adults.'' Tariq Waqar, Yasir Khan, Anjum Jalal * ''Surgical repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in children and adult patients: A Retrospective analysis of early results.'' Tariq Waqar, Yasir Khan, Anjum Jalal The institute also publishes a monthly news letter under the editorship of Dr. Kashif Hashmi.http://cpeic.gop.pk/bks/NewsLetter-August13.pdf

References

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