EHAS

What is it
When a patient has a heart problem, the first test that a doctor usually orders is an ECG. However on many occasions, an ECG trace taken after the problem has settled, may not reveal much. Ideally, if an ECG trace can be taken during the problem, it may help a doctor clinch the diagnosis. EHAS makes that dream come true. It not only helps record an ECG trace during the problem, but it also transmits the trace, using a small device and ordinary telephone line, to a specialist at Escorts Heart Institute. The specialist reviews the ECG, may talk to the patient or his relative if required, and advise the immediate management, thus on many occasions picking up life threatening diagnoses and saving lives. EHAS is first of it kind in India, and opens a new dimension in providing remote yet instant cardiac attention. It's a development in cardiac telemedicine that has already been proven across Europe & USA where it has FDA approval. The service is available 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. EHAS is backed by a newly commissioned Heart Command Centre (HCC) and a fleet of mobile cardiac care ambulances. EHAS thus provides the highest possible level of domiciliary life saving service hitherto unknown in our country.

Who is likely to benefit from this service?
· Patients known to have Ischaemic Heart Disease (Angina, previous heart attack)
· Patients having any of the risk factors and considered likely to have heart attack - high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes mellitus, Type A personality, unusually stressed life style, obesity, and elderly patients.
· Patients having family history of heart disease.
· Patients having or suspected of having rhythm disorders.· Patients having any symptoms, wanting to transmit their ECG for advice and expert opinion.
· For use by general practitioners, physicians, nursing homes, health clubs, hotels, resorts, airports, ambulances etc. as a service to visitors/customers in case facilities to do ECG and services of cardiologists are not available in neighborhood

How is it done?
When you subscribe to EHAS the first thing we do is record a detailed medical history, conduct a general physical examination and acquire a baseline ECG that will be used for future reference. We provide you with your own personal pocket size ECG recorder/ transmitter along with guidance to use it. In case of chest pain you can transmit your ECG to our monitoring center over the telephone line. The ECG is displayed on our computer screen where it is analyzed by a team of cardiologists, who will advise you what to do next.If your ECG is within normal limits you get an instant re-assurance. In case your ECG suggests changes related to cardiac problem, we will guide your accordingly over the telephone. In Delhi, we provide our mobile CCU ambulances to bring such patients who need immediate medical care for shifting to Heart Command Center.

Preparation
No specific preparation is required. For availing the service you are required to call Escorts Heart Alert Centre at telephone 6825000 / 6825001 ext. 4020 and the staff on duty will answer your queries.