Question 1

What is Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya's education qualification?

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Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Cardiology.

Question 2

What does Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya specialises in ?

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Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya specialises as Cardiologist.

Question 3

How many years of experience does Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya have?

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Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya has an overall experience of 11 years. View where has Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya practiced in the past.

Question 4

Who is Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya?

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Dr. B M V Krishna Chaitanya is a Cardiologist and has an experience of 11 years in this field. He completed MBBS from Government Medical College, Anantapur in 2006,MD - General Medicine from Narayana Medical College, Nellore in 2012 and DM - Cardiology from NRI Medical College, Guntur in 2015.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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.

Question 10

Does a heart specialist perform heart surgery?

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Heart specialists do not perform heart surgery surgeries of the chest. They can diagnose conditions of the heart and treat them with medicines and will refer you to a heart surgeon if needed. A heart surgeon performs procedures like angioplasty, placing stents in the arteries, and catheterization.

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