Services

Renal Artery Duplex

This is a scan of the kidney arteries in patients with high blood pressure.

 

Heart Bug

A small monitor the size of a 50 cent piece is attached to your chest. This is worn for up to 30 days and is recorded in real time. The bug is downloaded each day via your phone.

Pre Operative Assessments

This assessment usually involves a Stress Echocardiograph, Signal-Averaged ECG, Lung Function and a Holter Monitor. You should expect to be at the surgery for about 1½ hours.

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Pre-operative Assessment

Pocket ECG Guide

Electrocardiography (ECG)

This test records the electrical activity of your heart. Men with hairy chests will usually have to have some areas shaved for this test. This procedure only takes about 5 minutes.

Ankle Brachial Indices (ABI’s)

This test is performed by taking your blood pressure in all four limbs at the same time. You are connected to a machine which pumps the cuffs up automatically. There is no preparation for this test.

Signal Averaged ECGs

This is similar to an ECG, but looks at the electrical activity of your heart to see if there is a possibility of any irregularities. This test takes about 10 minutes.

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors

This is a small recorder connected to a blood pressure cuff on your arm. Once connected, you leave it on until the next day. The cuff pumps up every hour during the day and every second hour during the night to record your blood pressure.

Download Brochure: Ambulatory BP Monitoring

Lung Fuction Test

This test has three stages and involves breathing into a machine.  A sensor is put on your finger to monitor the oxygen level in your blood. The test takes about 10 minutes. If you use a puffer please bring it with you.

Holter Monitors

This machine records your heart activity throughout the time you wear it. A small recorder the size of a TV remote is attached to chest leads. Loose clothing is recommended. No showering/bathing is permitted whilst the monitor is attached Worn for16-24 hours/overnight or up to 3 days.

Heart Monitor Directions

Pocket ECG

Stress Echocardiography

This test involves a 5 to 10 minute walk on a motorised treadmill whilst connected to an ECG machine. Heart images are obtained via ultrasound scanning over the left side of the chest before exercising on the treadmill then again immediately after exercise. This test takes 60 minutes. Please bring shorts and comfortable shoes/ joggers. Towel and shower are available. The test is supervised at all times by a doctor. All resuscitation equipment is on hand.

Cardiac Ultrasound (Echos)

This involves ultasound scanning at rest. There is no exercise involved in this 30 minute test.

DVT Scan

This involves a scan of the veins in your legs to exclude blood clots. There is no preparation. The test takes about 30 minutes.

Carotid Duplex

This is an ultrasound of the arteries in your neck. There is no preparation. The test takes about 15 minutes.