New cardiac diagnostic machine now available in Guyana
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| Published on Friday, September 5, 2008 |
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By Oscar Ramjeet
Caribbean Net News Special Correspondent
Email: oscar@caribbeannetnews.com
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A machine that could diagnose many types of heart disease using cutting edge techniques, and in as little as ten minutes, is now accessible to Guyanese residents.
The machine -- the multiphase Electro-Myocardial Tomography, which is also known as the Digital Database-Driven Multiphase (SDMP) and is described as a new web-based, non-invasive diagnostic tool for aiding physicians in diagnosing multiple types of heart disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD) -- has been in use in several countries for more than ten years.
The Stabroek News in Guyana carried a front page article on the machine, and stated that heart patients could benefit from its use at the Multi-Tech Reference Laboratory for a fee of GY$75,000, which also includes consultation with a doctor and an electro cardiograph (ECG). The results are often available within10-15 minutes.
Director of the lab, Dr Errol Basso, said the introduction of the machine was something new and exciting for the country and it could significantly decrease deaths from heart diseases.
He told Stabroek News that the machine "tells you how well your heart is functioning."
Dr Bassoo, who worked as medical biochemist for 25 years in Canada, said, "A person could be diagnosed with a heart ailment before they start experiencing chest pains." | | | | Reads : 224 |
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