Cardiology Services
At Joondalup Health Campus we have a team of skilled subspeciality cardiologists who together provide a broad range of patient centered cardiology services.
These services focus on the diagnosis, treatment and management of disorders of the cardiovascular or circulatory system, which includes the heart and arteries.
Our cardiologists treat a range of heart conditions and related symptoms including:
- Heart attacks (myocardial infarction)
- Acute coronary syndromes and angina
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy and heart failure
- Hypertension
- Valvular heart disease
- Aortic stenosis.
The team supports the hospital’s busy Emergency Department and provides subspeciality advice and care. Comprehensive cardiac testing and intervention are available and include:
- Diagnostic coronary angiography
- Interventional coronary angioplasty and stenting
- Right heart catherisation
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)
- Pacemaker and implantable cardiac devices
- Implantable defibrillators
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- CT coronary angiography
- Cardiac MRI
- Myocardial perfusion scans
- Telemetry and ECG monitoring.
Coronary Care Unit
Our 10-bed Coronary Care Unit (CCU) provides experienced health professionals including cardiologists, cardiac nurses, cardiac rehabilitation nurses and cardiac sonographers who work seamlessly to provide care for acute coronary care patients.
The CCU is a high-care environment with a high ratio of nurses to patients on the ward. Monitoring equipment enables nursing staff to constantly monitor heart rhythms, blood pressure and oxygen levels. Information is sent to a central monitor so staff can still monitor each patient even when not at the bedside.
CCU patients will all have continuous cardiac monitoring and comprehensive cardiac testing as appropriate. Transthoracic echocardiograms are performed by our specially trained cardiac sonographers and interpreted by subspeciality trained echo specialists. Interventional procedures are performed by subspeciality trained interventional cardiologists. Pacemaker and defibrillator procedures are performed by subspeciality trained electrophysiologists.
Fortnightly multidisciplinary meetings of the entire cardiology team, cardiothoracic surgeons and radiologists ensure ongoing focus of quality in every aspect of our service. All appropriate patients will be offered cardiac rehabilitation services.
The CCU is supported by onsite services including a nine-bed Intensive Care Unit and six-bed High Dependency Unit to treat patients requiring high-level care and monitoring. Radiology procedures are performed in partnership with Perth Radiology Clinic.
Our patients and their visitors are well supported and have verbal and written education provided regarding their condition and management.
Cardiac Catheter Laboratory
Our modern Cardiac Catheter Laboratory (CCL) provides advanced imaging technology to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of a range of heart and vascular conditions.
Our experienced subspeciality trained interventional cardiologists, radiologists and nurses can perform a number of tests and treatments onsite at JHC and focus on patient safety and comfort.
The advanced technology offered in the CCL provides increased efficiency and safety to patients and doctors and allows prompt and accurate diagnosis, as well as high-resolution image-guided assistance during procedures.
Telemetry Care Unit
The Telemetry Care Unit (TCU) at JHC has eight beds and provides continuous ECG monitoring care to be delivered within the one location in the hospital for appropriate cardiac and medical patients.
Telemetry involves the transmission of cardiac signals such as heart rate and rhythm from the patient to a central receiving location where they are displayed for monitoring by the care team.
Our specialists
To view the profiles and contact details for our cardiologists caring for public patients at Joondalup Health Campus, click here.
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