Anantnag, Feb 11: Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag Tuesday resumed its Treadmill Test (TMT) service and inaugurated a new advanced TMT machine to strengthen the cardiology division’s capacity in diagnosing patients with chest pain and other heart-related conditions.
The TMT service had been on hold for the past eight months due to the installation of a Cath lab. The existing TMT machine was restarted alongside the inauguration of an advanced Schiller 320 TMT machine at the cardiology division.
Prof (Dr) Rukhsana Najeeb, Principal of GMC Anantnag, formally inaugurated both machines. “We have inaugurated two TMT machines for patient care. One is from Gemini, which was previously operational and has now been restarted and the other is a new Schiller machine. Both will now be used simultaneously to conduct treadmill tests,” she said.
Dr Rukhsana said: “TMT is an essential diagnostic tool for evaluating cardiac patients presenting with chest pain or angina. With these machines, we can achieve more accurate diagnoses.”
She also praised the efforts of the cardiology team, stating that the department of medicine is performing exceptionally well. “We have three experienced cardiologists—Dr Syeed Maqbool, Dr Showkat Hussain, and Dr Shamim Iqbal—who are committed to providing quality patient care. We wish them the best in their endeavours,” she said.
Dr Rukhsana said that the GMC Anantnag is committed to improving patient services, and said that they have introduced a separate ECG counter for female patients, which was a demand. “Now, there will be separate ECG counters for male and female patients, ensuring better comfort and privacy,” she said.
A senior medico from the cardiology department said that the TMT machine is simplest and most effective test to detect the world’s most common killer disease—heart disease. He added, “Anyone experiencing chest pain during exertion, especially those with risk factors, should undergo a TMT to determine whether further evaluation, such as an angiography, is required.”
Meanwhile, the Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag also inaugurated a state-of-the-art Surgical Skill Lab to enhance hands-on training for doctors specializing in surgical disciplines. According to Dr Nazir Wani, Head of the Postgraduate Department of General Surgery at GMC Anantnag, the college has become the first government-run medical college in Jammu and Kashmir to establish such a lab for imparting advanced surgical skills to doctors working in various surgical specialties.
