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Cardiac services

 

Bendigo Cardiac Investigations Unit

St John of God Hospital has a particular focus on cardiac services. 
We offer:

Coronary Angiography

  • Coronary Angiograms
  • Cardiac Stents
  • Coronary Angioplasty

The hospital has a Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, which enables patients to have a Coronary Angiogram locally rather than in Melbourne.

A Coronary Angiogram is a sophisticated    x-ray of the heart where a dye is injected to see if coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked. Depending on what the Coronary Angiogram shows, narrowed or blocked coronary blood vessels can be opened up (dilated) either by inserting a tubular hollow wire to hold the vessel open permanently (called a Cardiac Stent) or by inflating a balloon within the vessel to dilate the area of narrowing and then removing the balloon. This procedure is called Angioplasty.

Patients are treated by specialist cardiologists, nursing caregivers and technicians fully trained in these coronary procedures and with a comprehensive understanding of coronary heart disease. Referrals to the specialist cardiologists are organised by your doctor or specialist.

New - Chest Pain Centre

GPs are now able to refer privately-insured patients experiencing cardiac conditions to St John of God Hospital’s new Chest Pain Centre, where they will be seen and treated immediately upon arrival.

Patients can be referred by their GP or a paramedic, thus avoiding potentially long delays in an emergency department.

Chest Pain Centre Hotline 1800 850 133.

Critical Care Unit

There are four coronary care beds in our new Critical Care Unit which opened in 2009.

Cardiac Investigations Unit

The Cardiac Investigations Unit was built and opened in 2008. It offers a range of diagnostic tests including:

  • ECGs
  • Holter monitoring (24 hour ambulatory ECG monitoring)
  • Event monitoring (seven day ambulatory ECG monitoring)
  • ABP monitoring (24 hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring)
  • Exercise tests
  • Echoes (also known as TTEs or echocardiograms)
  • Stress echoes
  • TOEs (also known as transoesophageal echocardiograms)
  • Tilt table tests
  • Pacemaker review clinics

Most services are bulk-billed. Our Cardiac Investigations Unit is operated by Central Victorian Cardiology 

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Find out more about our Cardiac rehabilitation services

HeartBeat Bendigo

HeartBeat is a support group for recovering heart patients and meets bi-monthly.

Enquiries to the secretary on 03 5442 5603

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