CARDIOLOGY
SERVICES
Cardiology Services/Results (02) 98 555 557
On-Site Cardiologist (02) 98 555 556
On call Cardiologist (02) 98 555 400
After hours information or requests (02) 98 555 400
Cardiology Services have Specialist Cardiologists reporting
on all ECGs, Holter monitors and Ambulatory Blood Pressure
monitors. A Cardiologist is on call, 7 days a week, to
10.00pm. A team of experienced cardiac technicians are available
Monday-Saturday. We can provide an urgent ECG service with 1-2
hour turnaround time and urgent Holter monitor service is
available with 36 hour turnaround time.
ECG SERVICE
All our collection centres are equipped with ECG machines. No
appointment is required. Patients will receive an account for
this test. The out-of-pocket expense for an ECG, which has been
read by a cardiologist, will be $50*.
A referring doctor may request us to:
• Perform and report the ECG (full ECG service)
• Perform the ECG and return the trace ("trace only ECG")
• Report on an ECG already performed by the doctor
("report only ECG")
HOLTER MONITOR SERVICE
Holter monitors for elective investigations are provided by
appointment through any of our collection centres.
• An urgent Holter monitor service is available on request
• The Holter result is issued as a full, typed report. The
recording is first analysed by a Cardiac Technician, who
edits the data to produce a comprehensive report including a 24
hour disclosure.The result is then reviewed by our Cardiologist who
issues the final report
AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR SERVICE
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring is available at selected
pathology collection centres. An appointment is required for this
service
• Highly accurate measurements are taken every half hour during the
day and every hour during the night
• A Day/Night button allows for statistically accurate evaluation
of Day/Night phases as well as an exact documentation of the early
blood pressure rise
• A graphical report is generated plotting blood pressure versus
time
• All results are reviewed and reported on by one of our Specialist
Cardiologists
• At present, this service does not attract a Medicare rebate and
patients will be billed privately
* July 2013