Cardiac services

Nuffield Health offers dedicated cardiology services for the assessment and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Our range of diagnostic investigations and interventional procedures includes:

• Echocardiography (Echo) – provides information about heart structure and mechanical function.
• Cardiac event recorder – records the heart's activity over a longer period.
• 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure – gives an overview of blood pressure recordings over 24hrs.
• Chest X-ray – examines heart, lungs & chest walls.
• Cholesterol and other blood lipids tests.
• Coronary angiography (also known as cardiac catheterisation) – gives information about the blood pressure inside your heart and how well its pumping chambers and valves are working.
• Coronary angioplasty/coronary stenting (also known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)) – uses a small balloon to ‘squash’ the fatty tissue in the narrowed artery, allowing blood to flow more easily.
• Electrophysiological studies/testing – helps diagnose abnormal heart rhythms and identify which area of the heart is affected.
• Implantable loop recorders – records your heart rhythm continuously for up to 14 months.
• Implantable pacemakers – controls the heart’s rhythm when it beats too slowly.
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) – a pacemaker to treat different types of rhythm disturbances.
• Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) – used to deliver electrical impulses to the right and left ventricles.

Please contact any of our Nuffield Health Hospitals for more information and details of the specific services offered.