Health relies on careful scrutiny - Kuat Abzaliyev
The Consultative-Diagnostic Center, situated at the Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases in Almaty, specialises in offering a wide range of diagnostic and consultative services focused on cardiovascular diseases and related internal disorders.
The center's services encompass a full spectrum of consultative, outpatient, and diagnostic services in 16 specialties, including arrhythmia, chest pain, sports examination, arterial hypertension detection, oncological diseases detection, lung diseases detection, and more. They employ an interdisciplinary approach, involving highly qualified specialists and teaching staff to ensure accurate diagnosis and effective management of chronic and acute cardiological conditions.
The center's preventive health check-up programs are a key component of their approach, aiming to facilitate early diagnosis and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and respiratory conditions. This proactive strategy is designed to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and mortality.
The center boasts a 30-bed daily hospital ward for therapeutic and cardiological profiles, treating and performing ambulatory coronary angiography on over 2500 patients annually. Hospitalization can be arranged in the Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases through the center's portal.
The center is equipped with modern medical-diagnostic equipment and provides medical services within the guaranteed volume of free medical aid, paid medical services, and within the OMS system. The number of procedures can be determined by the patient and adjusted by the doctor.
Appointments for examinations, consultations, and treatment planning can be scheduled at the center. The center's head notes that comprehensive examinations are in high demand due to their availability in a multidisciplinary hospital setting with high-level specialists.
The center treats patients with chronic heart failure, heart attack survivors, and heart surgery patients. They offer hospitalization assistance, non-invasive, and surgical intervention questions upon diagnosis. Basic examinations at the center are conducted over two working days according to the patient's chosen schedule.
Consultations are led by doctors and candidates of medical sciences, with the doctor confirming their availability at the appointed time, discussing the possibility of additional examinations, and providing recommendations during the final consultation. Proper monitoring, according to the doctor, is key to maintaining health, and they accompany the patient throughout the entire examination program.
Leading specialists of the institute also provide remote consultations with doctors across all regions of Kazakhstan. The center's emphasis on evidence-based diagnostics, adherence to clinical guidelines, multidisciplinary care, and proactive prevention strategies align with global practices for cardiology centers, providing holistic cardiovascular and internal disease diagnostics, monitoring, and management.
[1] Global Health Observatory (GHO) data, World Health Organization (WHO) [3] Kazakhstan's National Health Strategy 2020-2025
