The coronary care unit at Yashomati Hospitals treats patients with life-threatening cardiac conditions that require constant supervision. The goal is to stabilise these patients and work towards a full recovery.
Inaugurating the unit, Dr. Amit Kumar Keshri, CEO & Managing Director, Yashomati Hospitals said, “The coronary and cardiac care unit at Yashomati is a quiet, calm and restful area where patients suffering from various heart conditions can be further evaluated and closely monitored. A team of experts including cardiologists and specially trained cardiac nurses provide individualized care round the clock.”
Additional diagnostic tests in the CCU determine whether the patient requires treatment other than medications, such as Coronary angioplasty or Coronary artery bypass surgery. The patient’s level of activity and diet is restricted in the CCU. “Once the patient leaves the CCU, we have a step-down unit to closely monitor a patient's progress and a Cardiac Rehab program to improve their overall cardiovascular health” said Dr. Sadruddin Shariff, Chief of Cardiac Sciences at Yashomati Hospitals. “Immediate medical aid and treatment is required in cases of heart attacks to save a life and the CCU plays a very important role in this aspect. There were no good CCU facilities in the radius of 6 to 7 kms around Marathahalli and the unit at Yashomati Hospitals now comes as a boon to patients suffering from heart problems”, he said.
Coronary care units developed in the 1960s when it became clear that close monitoring by specially trained staff, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and medical measures could reduce the mortality from complications of cardiovascular disease. The first description of a CCU was given in 1961 to the British Thoracic Society, and early CCUs were located in Sydney, Kansas City and Philadelphia. Studies published in 1967 revealed that those observed in a coronary care setting had consistently better outcomes. The first coronary care unit was opened at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas by Dr Hugh Day, and he coined the term Coronary Care Unit.
