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The department of Cardiology in the Shijitan
Hospitals, with expertise in a broad range of areas of clinical
cardiology, is a key and full service institute in cardiovascular
field of the hospital, including electrophysiology, interventional
cardiology, stem cell therapy clinical trials and outcomes research.
The staff members in the department consist of 20 doctors at various
levels, over 9 of whom have the master/doctor degree, 8 chief and
vice chief physicians, 3 tutors of postgraduate. It has trained 7
postgraduates and presided and involved in several key projects of
scientific research, including national “863” project, etc.. There
are 82 beds in common ward and 10 monitoring beds in CCU ward. It
provides not only specialized inpatient services, but also
outpatient service, including holiday and weekend.
Under the leadership of our hospital, the department has been
getting a great development since initiation, which obtained certain
achievement in medical service, teaching and scientific research. it
boasts a digital cardiac catheter lab, modern coronary care unit,
fully equipped cardiology testing unit and an internationally
recognised research team. The department not only offers an
extensive invasive and non invasive diagnostic services, such as
coronary angiography, echocardiography, exercise stress testing and
holter monitoring, but also a pacemaker implantation, balloon
angioplasty and stenting. The department has also developed a "Green
Path" for acute myocardial infarction and urgent arrhythmias.
At present, under the leadership of department director, professor
Shui-Xiang Yang, postdoctor of Harvard University School of
Medicine, the level of diagnosis and treatment of the department,
particularly for the elderly patients with multiple organ
dysfunction, has taken a leading position domestically.
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