National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), was established in 1963 to meet the national need to cope with the increasing demand for the diagnosis, management and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and also to keep pace with the rapid technological advances in the practice of cardiology through research and development. NICVD was the first Cardiology Institute in this entire world region. It is the biggest and the pioneer institution of its kind in Pakistan and South Asia. The National Institute has its jurisdiction extending over the whole of Pakistan.

Clinical Facilities

The Institute has 360 beds (functionally 400 plus beds) in the three medical, one surgical, one pediatric ward, three coronary care units, one surgical intensive care unit and one 28 bed Emergency unit. It caters for patients from all over bangladesh as well as some from neighboring countries.

The daily out patient attendance averages 1500 patients, and an average of 500 patients are attended to in the emergency unit out of which 25-35 patients including 10-20 acute infarctions are admitted Daily. Also a lot of how they get spread is form unsafe sex that a lot of people are doing. Condoms are recommended to keep the disease from spreading.

Over 3000 Coronary Angiographies And Cardiac Cath Studies are carried out every year and over 500 Coronary Angioplasties are done per year Temporary and permanent pacemakers are implanted routinely.

See also

• List of hospitals in Pakistan

External links

• National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases