Clinical bases of the Department of Cardiology, Laboratory and Functional Diagnostics

The clinical bases of the department are the Cardiology department of the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital and the City Clinical Hospital No. 8.

Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital is a modern multidisciplinary medical institution. A 60-bed cardiological department with an intensive care unit is modernly equipped.

City Clinical Hospital No. 8 is represented by 6 cadiological departments: two infarction departments, intensive care unit where emergency cardiological care is provided, rehabilitation department after acute myocardial infarction, department for the treatment of symptomatic hypertension, cardiological department and rheumatology department.

The clinic performs coronary angiography and stenting of coronary vessels, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging. Such diagnostic methods as ECG, TT and TE Echocardiography with Doppler, loading tests, Transesophageal pacing, Ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure and Holter ECG, measurement of central aortic pressure parameters are widely used. Laboratory research methods in the field of biochemistry, immunology, genetics are being improved.

Lectures, practical and laboratory classes, practical discussions with the participation of students are held at clinical bases, practical skills are formed and the gained theoretical knowledge is consolidated.

Clinical work of the Department of Cardiology is carried out by employees at clinical bases with the involvement of students while studying the relevant disciplines.