Cardiologist ·
Saudi German Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates
22 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Mohamed Salem is a consultant interventional cardiologist for more than 10 years now. In 1999, he went onto complete his US Board Certification of Internal Medicine and cardiovascular disease in 2002, interventional cardiology in 2003 and endovascular medicine in 2008. In addition to all of these, Dr. Salem is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is a Member of the society of vascular medicine.
Dr. Salem is highly expertise in radial artery approach for cardiac catheterization, complex cardiac, and peripheral vascular interventions, critical limb ischemia, cardiac pacemakers, and neous disease. At present, he is working with the American Hospital, Dubai, UAE. Before joining the American Hospital, Dr. Salem was practising for nearly 10 years in Pennsylvania, USA. He worked as an Associate in Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine at Guthrie Clinic. After that, he went onto work as an Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the St. Luke’s University Hospital and Network. Both these institutes are ranked among the top 50 hospitals for cardiac and vascular care in the US. He has served in many reputed international and national hospitals and gained ample knowledge.
Dr. Mohamed Salem treats a number of conditions such as the ones listed here for you:
A healthy and long life for a person with structural heart conditions can not happen without interventional procedures. Patients with these heart conditions can be provided with best treatment with the assistance of modern technology and world class equipments. A patient focused approach has driven doctors to find solutions such as these which must be followed with quality post procedural care.
Signs and symptoms with patients having structural or non-coronary cardiovascular diseases are as follows:
The most common symptoms seen in people with such heart conditions are chest pain and fatigue. 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.
Six days a week, 10 am to 7 pm are the operating hours of the doctor. The patient reviews of the doctor make it clear that this is a skillful and efficient interventional cardiologist.`
Here is the list of the popular procedures that Dr. Mohamed Salem 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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Diagnostic and screening tests are prescribed or performed by interventional cardiologists to find the right solution for your heart condition. To resolve structural and cardiovascular heart conditions in a patient, the interventional cardiologists perform several procedures. When faced with emergency cardiac conditions like heart attacks, the doctor can help manage it with their teams. Any distress or discomfort which indicates a heart condition must be dealt with immediately by consulting the doctor.
Here is the list of tests required before and during consultation for an Interventional Cardiologist:
The tests tie in with the treatment plan which can be decided upon basis your discussion with the doctor. The health of blood vessels and the heart or any structural defect becomes clear post the results.
A balanced lifestyle including a healthy diet, exercise, not smoking or drinking helps in keeping your heart healthy. Structural defects in your heart or cardiovascular issues may still crop up and interventional cardiology techniques can be the solution. Non surgical catheter based procedures are applied by Interventional cardiologists to treat heart issues. If on your visit to the cardiologist you realise that the dietary and lifestyle changes are not enough they may refer you to this doctor.
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