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Interventional Cardiologist
Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital , Mumbai, India31 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Dr. Akshay Mehta is highly experienced Cardiologist situated at Mumbai. Currently, he is practicing as Consultant Cardiologist as Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai. After completing his MBBS, Dr. Akshay obtained his MD in General Medicine from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in the year 1980. He was awarded DM in Cardiology by Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital in 1986. Apart from Nanavati hospital, Dr. Akshat is also available at Dr. Mehta’s' Heart and Physiotherapy Centre in Juhu, Mumbai, and Brahma Kumari’s' Global Hospital & Research Centre in Andheri West, Mumbai. Before these hospitals, Dr. Mehta was associated with KEM hospital.
Dr. Akshat is an expert in cardiac surgery and international cardiology. Various research papers of Dr. Mehta have been published and he is also the author of various chapters in textbooks related to cardiology. He holds the position of Associate Editor at cardiology portal and is the Secretary of Academy of Cardiology at Mumbai. Dr. Mehta is also a member of the American College of Cardiology, Association of Physicians of India (API), and the American Heart Association.
Please find listed below the many conditions that Dr. Akshay K Mehta treats:
A healthy and long life for a person with structural heart conditions can not happen without interventional procedures. Modern technology and world class equipments help the doctor ensure that the right treatment is provided to patients with these issues. It is essential that when procedures are performed on patients with these conditions, they are followed up with best of post procedural care.
Signs and symptoms with patients having structural or non-coronary cardiovascular diseases are as follows:
Few commonly experienced symptoms are chest pain and fatigue in patients with these heart conditions. A structural heart issue can lead to high blood pressure for prolonged periods of time. Structural heart issues can start putting stress on your kidneys and kidney dysfunction is a possibility.
It is from Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm that the doctor operates. The doctor is known for quick treatment timeframe as he/she is skillful and efficient.
Here is the list of the popular procedures that Dr. Akshay K Mehta performs::
To open blocked arteries, interventional cardiologists commonly perform procedures such as stent placement, angioplasty and atherectomy. In order to resolve the issue of abnormal heart rhythms another very common procedure that is performed is the insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator.
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The interventional cardiologist either performs or prescribes you to get diagnostic and screening tests to find the reasons behind your prevailing heart issue. To resolve structural and cardiovascular heart conditions in a patient, the interventional cardiologists perform several procedures. Even in case of emergency heart situations such as a heart attack, you can go to this doctor. Please make sure that you do not waste time or let your distress linger and consult the doctor when faced with pain or discomfort which indicates a heart condition.
Here is the list of tests required before and during consultation for an Interventional Cardiologist:
The right treatment can be decided by the doctor basis the recommended tests and their results. The health of blood vessels and the heart or any structural defect becomes clear post the results.
In order to keep your heart healthy, you must exercise, eat well and keep a balanced lifestyle. Cardiovascular issues or structural defects in your heart can be treated with interventional cardiology techniques. Interventional cardiologists treat heart conditions with catheter-based treatments which are non surgical. Also, if your cardiologist feels that lifestyle and dietary changes will not help you they can redirect you to these doctors.