Question 1

Why do patients visit Dr. A.K Srivastava?

Accepted Answer

Patients frequently visit Dr. A.K Srivastava for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Vascular Surgery. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 2

What is Dr. A.K Srivastava's education qualification?

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Dr. A.K Srivastava has the following qualifications - MBBS, DNB - Cardiology.

Question 3

What does Dr. A.K Srivastava specialises in ?

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Dr. A.K Srivastava specialises as Cardiologist, General Physician.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. A.K Srivastava have?

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Dr. A.K Srivastava has an overall experience of 29 years. View where has Dr. A.K Srivastava practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. A.K Srivastava?

Accepted Answer

Dr. A.K Srivastava is a Cardiologist and General Physician and has an experience of 29 years in these fields. He completed MBBS from Osmania University in 1982 and DNB - Cardiology from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad in 1985. He is a member of Cardiological Society of India (CSI),Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC),American Association of Cardiology and American Association of Cardiologists. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI),Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting,Vascular Surgery,CAG and Echocardiography etc.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

What does a Heart specialist do?

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Heart specialists or cardiologists diagnose and treat diseses related to heart and blood vessels. They are trained to assess heart health and read electrocardiogram, etc.

Question 7

When do you need to see a cardiologist?

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You can visit a heart specialist if your physician refers you for symptoms like shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain, changes in heart beat or high blood pressure

Question 8

What to expect at your first visit to heart specialist?

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A heart specialist will evaluate your medical history and risk factors for major blood vesel disease. Your heart rate, blood pressure and electrocardiogram will be obtained. You will also go through complete cardiovascular examination.

Question 9

How do heart-specialist check for blocked arteries?

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Heart specialists check for blocked arteries with tests like chloesterol screening, electrocardiogram (ECG) chest X-Ray, coronary CT Scan, ultrasound, echocardiogram, and angiogram.

Question 10

Can you see a heart-specilist directly?

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You can go to a heart specialist directly if you suspect there  is a risk of genetically related heart disease in your family which means any of your blood relative had an early onset (below age of 55 for men and 65 for women). A heart specialist can help you to assess the risk factor of you getting that disease and give you treatment regarding the same.

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