Frequently asked questions

Rs. 2,000, and it is the same at both clinics, Abbottabad Diagnostic Center (ADC) in Mandian and IDC Abbottabad. So choose your clinic on the timing that fits your day and ignore the price. Consultations at each one are with Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan himself, so the doctor does not change either. If getting to Abbottabad is difficult, an online video consultation costs Rs. 2,500.

Rs. 2,500, against Rs. 2,000 for an in-clinic visit. Online slots run Monday to Saturday, 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Pakistan time. They suit report reviews, follow-ups, second opinions and medicine adjustments, and you can join from anywhere in Pakistan. The call is with Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan himself.

Request it through the appointments page on this website. Choose your preferred clinic, or the online video consultation, share your name and details, and the team confirms your day and time. Both clinics are by appointment only, so book before you set out rather than turning up hopefully.

No. Consultations at ADC and at IDC Abbottabad are by appointment only, so the slot has to be booked before you come. Request it through the appointments page, or call or send a WhatsApp message to 0315 5563036. Booking is what keeps the wait short, and it matters most for elderly patients and anyone travelling in from another town.

Yes. Appointment requests can be sent by WhatsApp message using the WhatsApp option shown on the appointments and contact pages. Mention the patient's name, the clinic you want or that you would prefer an online video consultation, and a rough preferred day and time. A short message is enough; the team replies to confirm your slot.

Every previous report you have: ECGs, echo reports, blood tests and hospital discharge slips. Add a complete list of your medicines, or simply the strips themselves, which is quicker and more accurate. If blood pressure is part of the problem, bring your home readings with dates and times. Old papers are never useless; they show how your heart has changed.

Yes. Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan consults in simple Urdu and English, whichever the patient is comfortable with, and explains every report and medicine in plain words before you leave. Family members are welcome to sit in, and when medicines are being changed, a second listener in the room helps the instructions actually stick.

Yes. Pick whichever of the two fits your day. ADC is the afternoon clinic, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. IDC Abbottabad, on Small Industry Road near Ayub Medical Complex on the Mandian side, takes over for the evening, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Both are Monday to Saturday, both are by appointment only, and the doctor and the fee do not change.

Two clinics, both in Abbottabad. IDC Abbottabad, the Abbottabad branch of the Islamabad Specialist Clinic, is on Small Industry Road near Ayub Medical Complex, on the Mandian side in the north of the city. The other is Abbottabad Diagnostic Center (ADC), in Eman Plaza near Shafiq Medical Centre, Mandian. For directions to either one, call or send a WhatsApp message to 0315 5563036 and the team will guide you in.

Monday to Saturday, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, closed on Sunday. ADC is the afternoon clinic, and IDC Abbottabad picks up the evening from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, so between the two the doctor is available from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Consultations are by appointment only. The fee is Rs. 2,000, with Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan himself.

Yes. IDC Abbottabad now starts at 6:00 PM rather than 5:45 PM, and still runs to 9:00 PM, Monday to Saturday, closed on Sunday. If you are a returning patient working from an older card or a note saved in your phone, use the new time. The fee is unchanged at Rs. 2,000.

IDC Abbottabad is the evening clinic: Monday to Saturday, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, closed on Sunday. It is on Small Industry Road near Ayub Medical Complex, on the Mandian side in the north of the city. The evening hours suit working patients and families travelling in from the Mansehra direction. The fee is Rs. 2,000.

No. Both clinics are closed on Sunday, and there are no online consultation slots that day either, so plan routine visits between Monday and Saturday. A heart emergency does not wait for a working day, though. For sudden chest pain on any day, call 1122 or go straight to DHQ Hospital Abbottabad Emergency.

IDC Abbottabad, on Small Industry Road near Ayub Medical Complex. It sits on that northern side of the city, and it also serves patients coming down the Karakoram Highway from the Mansehra side. It runs Monday to Saturday evenings, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and is closed on Sunday. The consultation fee is Rs. 2,000.

Yes. Consultations at ADC and at IDC Abbottabad are with Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan himself, not with an assistant or a junior doctor. The two clinics and their different hours exist so that patients can find a time that fits the working day, whether that is the middle of the afternoon or after six in the evening.

Yes. IDC Abbottabad on the Mandian side is the evening clinic, running 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. ADC covers the afternoon before it, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, so if your working day ends at five, IDC is the one to book. Slots are by appointment only, so ask for an evening time when you book.

Monday to Saturday, 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Pakistan time, with no Sunday slots. That window is wider than any single clinic's hours, so patients across Pakistan can usually find a time that fits around work or family duties. The fee is Rs. 2,500, and the consultation is with Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan himself.

The same way as a clinic visit: through the appointments page on this website, choosing the online option, or by WhatsApp message using the option shown there. Share your city and a preferred time in the 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM window, Monday to Saturday. The team confirms your slot and explains how the video call will be made.

The parts of heart care built on reports and conversation: reviewing ECG, echo or blood reports from any lab, routine follow-ups for stable patients, second opinions before a procedure, and medicine adjustments guided by your home blood pressure readings. Anything that needs a physical examination or an on-the-spot test still needs a clinic visit.

No, never. Severe chest pain, cold sweats, pain spreading to the arm or jaw, or severe breathlessness may be a heart attack, and a video call cannot treat one. Call 1122 immediately, or go straight to DHQ Hospital Abbottabad Emergency, or the nearest hospital Emergency in your city. Online consultations are for planned, non-urgent care.

Photograph every report clearly, one page per photo, in good light, and keep the photos ready to share. Write down your home blood pressure readings with dates and times, list every medicine with its dose or keep the strips beside you, and note the questions you want answered. Sit somewhere quiet and well lit, with the patient in front of the camera rather than only the attendant.

The video platform is shared with you when your booking is confirmed {{TODO: confirm video platform (WhatsApp video / other)}}. You need no special software and no technical skill: a smartphone with a camera and a working internet connection is enough. The team will guide you through joining the call at your confirmed time.

No. Chest pain happening right now, especially crushing pain, pain spreading to the arm or jaw, cold sweat or breathlessness, is an emergency rather than an appointment. Call 1122 immediately or go straight to DHQ Hospital Abbottabad Emergency. Clinic and online consultations are for stable symptoms, and for care before and after an emergency.

Call 1122. Rescue 1122 is the emergency ambulance service and it operates round the clock. In Abbottabad, the Emergency at DHQ Hospital, the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Teaching Hospital, receives heart emergencies at all hours, every day of the week. Save 1122 in your phone now, and make sure elderly relatives' attendants have it too.

Book a consultation if you get chest tightness or pain on walking or climbing stairs, breathlessness that is new or getting worse, palpitations, repeated dizziness, or blood pressure that stays high despite medicines. A strong family history of early heart disease is reason enough on its own. Sudden severe symptoms are different: those need 1122, not a booking.

The clinics close in the evening and stay shut on Sunday, but emergencies do not follow clinic hours and do not need to. The DHQ Hospital Abbottabad Emergency works day and night, every day. For severe chest pain, breathlessness or collapse at any hour, call 1122 or go straight there rather than waiting for a clinic to open.

It depends on what comes with it. A very high reading alongside chest pain, severe headache, breathlessness, weakness of the face or arm, or blurred vision is an emergency, so call 1122. A high reading in someone who otherwise feels well usually is not: sit quietly, recheck after a few minutes, and arrange an early consultation to review your treatment.

The Emergency of DHQ Hospital Abbottabad, the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Teaching Hospital, where Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan is Consultant Cardiologist. Or call 1122 and let Rescue 1122 take the patient in. Do not spend emergency minutes trying to reach a private clinic first. Clinics are not equipped for emergencies, and the hospital is.

Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan advises and arranges the standard range as each patient needs it: ECG, echocardiography, stress echo, ETT, Holter monitoring, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and angiography. Which tests are performed on-site at each clinic is still being confirmed {{TODO: confirm which diagnostics (ECG, echo) are performed on-site at each clinic}}. Bring your old reports and he will direct any new testing.

Yes. Reports from any hospital or laboratory in Pakistan, including ECGs, echo reports, blood tests and angiography films or CDs, can be brought to a clinic visit or shown as clear photos during an online consultation. Reviewing outside reports is routine, and it often saves patients from repeating tests they have already paid for.

Test and procedure prices are not fixed the way the consultation fee is. They depend on the facility, the equipment and consumables used, and whether anything extra is needed on the day. Ask the facility for a written estimate beforehand, and go through the options with Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan at your consultation. For the exact current price, book an appointment or call the clinic and the team will confirm it before you commit to anything.

Procedures such as angiography and angioplasty are carried out in hospital cath lab facilities, not at the clinics {{TODO: confirm procedure venue}}. The clinics are where the decision gets made and explained: Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan reviews your reports, discusses whether a procedure is needed, and afterwards goes through the findings and the plan with you and your family.

Yes. Second opinions are routine here. If another doctor has advised angiography, a stent or long-term medicines, bring the reports to either clinic, or share them by photo in an online video consultation at Rs. 2,500, and Dr. Muhammad Ali Khan will give an independent view of the diagnosis and the options before you decide.

Yes, and they are often the single most useful thing you can bring. A week or two of home readings, each noted with its date and time, shows the real pattern far better than one measurement at the clinic, which can read high simply from the travel and the wait. A notebook or phone photos both work.