Counselling

Do you care for someone who suffers from cardiac illness? Or do you suffer from cardiac illness yourself? Emotional and psychological support is a vital component for managing ailments.

Cardiac diseases are the leading cause of death for people. However, it is estimated that about 90 percent of cardiovascular diseases are preventable. High blood pressure, smoking and obesity are some of the major factors for heart diseases. Simple lifestyle changes like diet and exercise can create a huge impact and will help to avoid heart attacks and strokes.

At Balaji Heart Center, we aim to support, maintain and improve the health of patients who have experienced a cardiac event. We mainly focus on improving a patient’s quality of life and the various factors that influence perceived life quality.

It is evident that the onset, duration and after effect of a cardiac event can lead to decreased life quality, including depression, anxiety, stress, lack of socialisation and work-related concerns. Dr. Balaji, with his vast experience in this field and uniqueness in understanding the psyche of the patients, makes his patients feel very comfortable in sharing their anxieties with him.

Why Balaji Heart Center for cardiac counselling?

Cardiac counselling is usually done as a part of case management in all patients. It is done for patients with a severe degree of heart failure, post bypass surgery, post cardiac stenting or those who maybe negligent or need extra care in understanding the diseases. Special counselling sessions or extended counselling is taken up in special situations where

• While dealing with more sick or moribund patients
• Patient whose diseases and symptoms are supposed to recur frequently
• Non-cooperative and non-compliance patients
• Elderly patients or the one living alone

Dr. Balaji empathises with his patients and understands their fears and worries. He makes his patients feel at ease and guides them towards betterment. A counselling session at Balaji Heart Center typically involves obtaining thorough healthy history, followed by basic investigations, diagnosis which is then followed by the treatment. This is usually done in the presence of a close family member. The counselling sessions also include medical images, literature and videos.

What issues does the counselling treatment at Balaji Heart Center help you deal with?

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Fear
• Stress
• Lack of social support
• Isolation
• Coping strategies
• Adherence to new lifestyle - Exercise, Smoking cessation, Healthy Eating, Weight Loss