Question 1

Where does Dr. P. Ramana Rao practice?

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Dr. P. Ramana Rao practices at Visakha Diabetes & Endocrine Centre - Maharani Peta.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. P. Ramana Rao?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. P. Ramana Rao for Cardiologist, 2D - Echocardiography (2D-Echo). To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. P. Ramana Rao's education qualification?

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Dr. P. Ramana Rao has the following qualifications - DM - Cardiology.

Question 4

What does Dr. P. Ramana Rao specialises in ?

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Dr. P. Ramana Rao specialises as Cardiologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. P. Ramana Rao have?

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Dr. P. Ramana Rao has an overall experience of 29 years. View where has Dr. P. Ramana Rao practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. P. Ramana Rao?

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Dr. P. Ramana Rao is a Retired Professor of cardiology at Andhra Medical College, KGH, Visakhapatnam.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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

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