Question 1

Where does Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal practice?

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Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal practices at Apollo Sage Hospital - Arera Colony.

Question 2

What is Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal's education qualification?

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Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Cardiology.

Question 3

What does Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal specialises in ?

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Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal specialises as Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal have?

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Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal has an overall experience of 21 years. View where has Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal?

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I am an Interventional Cardiologist practising at Bhopal. At present I am Senior Consultant Cardiologist at Apollo SAGE Hospital Bhopal. I completed DM Cardiology in 2014. Thereafter I serverd at various Institutes including Associate Professor at Aiims Bhopal. I did one year of Interventional Cardiology and Structural fellowship at renowned Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA which trained me in Complex Coronary, Structural and Endovascular Interventions.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

What does a Heart specialist do?

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A heart specialist carries out tests to identify abnormal heart rhythms, blood vessel blockages and heart murmurs. He or she helps provide treatment to people with heart problems, or who have had heart failure or heart attack. Heart specialists also help people decide about placing stents, heart surgeries, and procedures like heart catheterization and angioplasty.

Question 7

When do you need to see a cardiologist?

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You need to visit a cardiologist if you:
• Experience chest pain
• Experience dizziness, palpitations or shortness of breath
• Have a high blood pressure
• Have chronic kidney disease
• Have a history of smoking
• Have peripheral artery disease
• Have diabetes
• Have a family history of high cholesterol or heart diseases
• You have a sedentary lifestyle

Question 8

What to expect at your first visit to heart specialist?

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The cardiologist will go through your medical history in detail at your first visit. He/she will do an assessment of risk factors for coronary artery disease. Your heart rate and blood pressure measurements as well as an electrocardiogram might be taken. The cardiologist will perform a complete vascular and cardiac physical exam.

Question 9

How do heart-specialist check for blocked arteries?

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Heart-specialists might order one or more of these tests to detect blockages in your arteries:
• A positron emission tomography (PET) scan
• Cholesterol screening blood tests like lipid profile
• A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
• Electrocardiogram 
• Chest X-ray
• Angiogram
• Ultrasound
• A computerized tomography (CT) scan
• Echocardiogram along or with a cardiac stress test

Question 10

Can you see a heart-specilist directly?

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You might need a referral from your family doctor if your insurance plan requires you to take it. Otherwise, you can visit a cardiologist without a reference, if you suspect heart disease.

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