Ward/dept

 Heart Centre Day Ward
Main speciality

 Interventional Cardiology
Ward Sister/department lead

 Caroline Godley / Yolanda Adjepong
Matron

 Kudzai Sanhanga
Divisional Director of Nursing

 Caroline Bates
Ward direct phone line

01322428100 + EXT 6731 / 4878
Visiting times

 N/A (x1 visitor is able to stay with patient for the duration)
Protected mealtimes

 N/A
Any other info required

 Opening hours 8am - 6pm

The Heart Centre opened in January 2007 and is an integrated cardiac catheter lab and day ward to perform procedures such as coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty/stenting, PPM, ICD and reveal device insertions.

Cardiac Physiology services offers:

  • Exercise Tolerance Testing
  • Echocardiograms
  • PPM/ICD interrogation and optimisation clinics
  • 24/72 hour and 7 day ECG recordings
  • Standard 12 Lead ECG service 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 3.30pm, Monday-Friday (appointment only)
  • Tilt Test service in conjunction with Elderly Care Consultants
  • 24 hour blood pressure monitoring; are now offered in the Heart Centre

In addition, the centre accommodates an expanded multidisciplinary team with complimentary skills to provide an even wider range of advanced cardiac care; these include:

  • DC Cardioversion clinic (procedure only)
  • The Heart Function Clinic
  • Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic