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Dr. Mathew Chengot

Cardiology
Amityville, NY
45 years experience male

Locations

Amityville Heart center

Amityville, NY

Address

129 broadway, Amityville, NY, US
Directions

My office hours

Thursday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
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Fax

6315984723

Insurances accepted

Aetna

About

Bio

We as a group ; are specialist in all aspect of cardiology .prevention treatment intervention and rehabilitation.The office is a complete care center for testings evaluation ,treatments and recovery to near normalcy in heart patients Our office provides following services consultations and second opinions stress testings of all different modalities -regular stress test , Stress Echo, Pharmacological stress tests Nuclear stress test-Myocardial perfusion Imaging studies, Vascular imaging aorta -aneurysms,arterial and venous Doppler, Carotid Doppler Trans Cranial Doppler-TCD Holter monitor,24--48 Hours Event monitor, Pacemaker and defibrillator monitoring Cardiac catheterizations and coronary stents, PAD Interventions- angioplasty Laser treatments ETC

Specialties
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.

Cardiology

Clinical Lipidology

Licenses

United States: New York

Doctor Q&A

476 Answers
267 Agrees
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Bp from kidneys: Renal artery steno sis that can raise BP from hormone activated mechanism for bp eg. Renal artery steno sis from either intimal muscular hypertroph... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Nurssing degree: Need training in monitoring and patient care also will help to have some critical care experience and exercise physiology .Stress testings.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Need further workup: Need to get evaluated for ischemic heart disease myocardial perfusion scan if done and called for this ischemia ,need to further evaluate with cardia... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: Most times the ekg can show signs of old or previous heart attacks . A 12 lead ekg is a good start . More definite results can be seen on ECHocardio... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: Heart attack can be sub endocardial or transmural meaning partial thickness for subendocardisl mi and full thickness for other
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Surgery: Size and location matters in this regard check with your surgeon.
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A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Ideally no: High risk for bleeding problems.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Poor hydration: Drink more water or gatorade pain is most likely from muscular issue from poor hydration status so also lightheadednesss.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Paroxysmal arythmia: Need full evaluation you are at risk for stroke and blood clots from heart see the doc and get evaluated.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Get 2nd openinon: You need a confirmatory test cardiac cta would be good idea.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Postural hypo: You may have postural hypo-tension need evaluation you are prone for syncope.
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A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: Need evaluation and assessment regarding possible chordal rupture.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Getting a new donor: Getting a heart from a donor who passed away from not heart related caused.
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A member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: You should finish painting and srate well before you sleep there.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Check with the ophth: Some would want you hold for 7 days some doesnot check with the person doing the procedure.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Depends: Depending on the size and loaction it is significant needed treatment.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
OK IF YOU FEEL WELL: Some people has as normal bp 130/83 or lower.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Possible : But the severity is with weakness and other effects.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: You need to discuss with the doc. As to what arythmia it is first atrial fib /flutter or ventricular arythmias.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
High probability: This can be kept under controll with medicines and the current treatments that are available see your cardiologist and for further advises.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: Called slowing down.Seriously it could be a myth.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Test needed: Corta with stenosis usually onthe arch area bp difference between arms and lower BP in legs diagnosed and treated with tests easly now a days card... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Many: Weak heart muscles /hypertrophed heart / valve lek of moderate to severe degree valve narrowing -aoric stenosis /mitral stenosis hypertension to ... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Heart: This id the structure that holds the heart valves in place - on thae right side is called tricuspid valve and left side mitral valve these valves are ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Congenetal: Bypass tracks are known to occur as part of the childs development . If child has tachycardias need to see an electrophysiologist- pediatric cardiolog... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
No: It may prevent some degree that is questionable.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: Rate responsive and physiological pacemakers have a significant role in the quality of life in appropriate patients.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Out of propotion: need warm up . please get a stress test to see you hr response to exercise .this may be normal but to r/o a tachycardia one should get a full evaluat... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Need to discuss: you may need to adjust dose or change the medicines discuss with doc that ordered it for you
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
No treatment necesse: Just notify the doc if you end up in a emergency situation for proper evaluation knowing the situs inverses e. Abd pain etc of appendicitis.
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Need to seea vascula: You may have an aneurysm. You need further evaluation and sonogram studies see your cardiologist or vascular doctor.
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Need that stress tes: Do the stress test then there will be an answer.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Palpitations: Betablockers needed tobe tapered to stop to avoid betablocker withdrawel.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
None: I wouldnot suggest otc medicines for bp strict diet exercise healthy habit can help please consider discussing with your family physician.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
General term: Introducing a tube with a hole inside , may it be in the vein, artery, bladder etc introduction of this type of device into human body is called a cat... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Might be partialy Rx: You might have had partial treatment with antibiotics or culture negative endocarditis have repeate the blood culture if feverspikes get cultures aga... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes likely: Vegitation can break off and embolise todifferent that is a classical finding on fingertips.
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Slow HR: Slow heart rate is physiological how ever there might be aproblem .You have chronotropic incompentence.That is not physiological response . May have u... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
TIME TO STOP: Quit smoking that is bad reaction that you have , you are heading for troubles andit is unhealthy in short and long term. You are poisoning your self.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
No: You may have hemarroids or other issues you need to see a physician for further valuation and possible resons for the blood. It could be a local ir... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Breast ca sx: After breast ca, sx there is changes in blood flow drainage especially if there was axillary nodes removed that will inter fer with lymphatic drainage... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Diet/medicines: Many things diet exercise medicines to control cholesterol, angina asprin anti platelet rx, beta blockers , healthy diet , see the doctors for follow ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Hyponatremia : You might have dilution hyponatremia .Have blood test for low sodium and other electrolytes.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
IN THE RANGE: Ef less than 40 with LBBB is a consideration for icd need to discuss with your cardiologist and ep doc. Need further evaluation to determine the nee... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Feeling of ones hear: Subjective awareness of once own heart beat.
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A member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Relax and calm down: Rest relax calm down for reading to bbe taken.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
May be: Cholesterol; is one part others are htn/ dm/family history smoking including 2nd hand and third hand smoking.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Yes: Predisposed to deep vein thrombosis.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Familial or disease: Familial HTN is likely other reasons could vary from diet, kidney artery stenosis, tumours that are hormone producing causing BP like pheochromocytom... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Possible: Pain response with needle sticcks can cause vagal response with some patients can even passout.
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Sep 17, 2014
Knowledgeable, caring expert in Cardiology. Highly recommend.
Dec 22, 2015
Highly recommend
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Jan 11, 2014
He is a very kind and helpful dr always willing to assist others in case of difficulties.highly professional,highly cooperative ,and highly excellent dr in his judgement.thanks to him always for his k...Read More
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Thanks for your quick reply! They've had me on Vancomycin since I came 7 days ago.....and it was going when they came for the 2nd blood draw that was 12 hrs apart
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks maybe this will help doctors find what to treat me with...my cultures have came back neg altho had a TEE confined diagnosis
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Dr. Mathew Chengot Thank-you for you clear concise experienced professional kind opinion best wishes from England UK

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

University of Kerala, Kottayam Medical College, India
Graduated 1977MD

Medical/Graduate school

felloew ship cardiology
Graduated 1984MD

Residency

Medicine

Residency

MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 1984

Awards

Top cardiologist new York Metropolitan area for last 15 years in a row
Top Cardiologist , Third Place, New York - Winter
2013
Top Cardiologist , Third Place, New York - Summer
2013

Affiliations

Winthrop University Hospital/Good samaratan hospital/NSUH
Amityville heart Center
American College of Cardiology

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