Summary of Angiography, Angioplasty, and Combined Angiography/Angioplasty Packages
With the commitment of Bangkok Heart Hospital in providing excellent heart care services, we are offering special packages for cardiac angiography and coronary angioplasty :
Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Package
Acute myocardial infarction (MI), or a heart attack, is the leading cause of death and disability throughout the world. According to the Ministry of Public Health, approximately two Thais die every hour as a result of heart disease.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the cause of a heart attack. It occurs when the arteries supplying blood to the heart harden and narrow down due to the buildup of plaque on the walls of the arteries. When this condition, called atherosclerosis by the medical profession, becomes severe, a clot is likely to form within the artery that will cut off most or all of the blood flowing through the artery to the heart. The result is an MI.
A number of factors increase the risk of developing CAD. Particularly important is aging: men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to suffer from CAD. Other risk factors include smoking, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, lack of physical activity, and family history of heart problems. The classic symptoms of an MI are chest pain (angina), shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, palpitations and anxiety.
Coronary Angiography
Cardiac Angiography is a procedure using contrast material injected into the arteries of the heart searching for abnormalities. This allows doctor to view the flow of blood through your heart.
Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
Interventional cardiologists perform an angioplasty when a cardiac angiography detects an abnormality in one or more arteries of the heart. An interventional cardiologist may consider a balloon insertion procedure to open narrowed arteries to allow a better blood flow to the heart.
Validity : Today - December 31, 2008
* Primary consideration
Patients with complications or risks to the cardiac angiography are not considered to enroll in this package, those are as follows:
- Acute myocardial infarction/ Emergency case (service hour 07:00-16:00 hrs.)
- Abnormality in blood clotting
- Aortic dissection or aneurysm
- HIV positive
- Stroke symptom during the last 6 weeks
- Over 80 years of age
- Chronic renal failure of which creatinine level is above 2.5 mg/dl
- History of graft study
- Reserve only for elective case
Summary of Angiography, Angioplasty, and Combined
Angiography/Angioplasty Packages
| Inclusion |
Coronary angiogram |
Coronary angioplasty |
Coronary angiogram & angioplasty |
| Catheterization Laboratory Charge |
x |
x |
x |
| 1 night accommodation in the cardiac ward including food and nursing charge |
x |
x |
x |
| 1 night accommodation in the CCU including food and nursing charge |
|
x |
x |
| Medication and all medical supplies including the balloon utilized in the cath lab for 1 coronary angiography and angioplasty |
1 set |
1 set |
1 set |
| Necessary medication and medical supplies in the CCU and ward |
x |
x |
x |
| Doctors’ fee, nursing and technician charges in the cath lab |
x |
x |
x |
| Cardiac rehabilitation after angioplasty |
|
x |
x |
| Exclusion |
Coronary angiogram |
Coronary angioplasty |
Coronary angiogram & angioplasty |
| All expenses incurred if the hospitalization is more than…. |
1 night |
2 nights |
2 nights |
| Medical supplies more than 1 set (i.e. catheter more than 4 units and balloon catheter more than 1 unit) |
x |
x |
x |
| Diagnostic procedures in the out patient department before admission, Other diagnostic procedures i.e. EST, Echocardiography, DCG/Holter monitoring |
x |
x |
x |
| All other expenses not related to the cardiac angiography and angioplasty |
x |
x |
x |
| Emergency equipment charge i.e. balloon pump & Emergency heart surgery |
x |
x |
x |
| Stents are not included in the package. The additional charge of stents is based on the specific stat and the number of stats used |
x |
x |
x |
| Miscellaneous expenses i.e. telephone, additional food & beverage |
x |
x |
x |
| Take home medication and medical supplies |
x |
x |
x |
Remark :
- All rates are subject to change without prior notice
- To be eligible, the patients must be approved by the Cardiologists / the Cardiac Surgeons of the Bangkok Heart Hospital
- We reserve all rights to any changes of the packages without prior notification.