Testing

CORONARY ANGIOGRAM

 

A Coronary Angiogram is a unique X-Ray of your heart performed in a Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab), which is similar to an operating theatre.

24 HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR

 

A 24 hour blood pressure monitor is designed to measure a patients blood pressure at regular intervals over a 24 hour period.

12 LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)

 

An electrocardiogram, or ECG is a 10 second electrical recording of a patients heart rate and rhythm.

ECHOCARDIOGRAM

 

An echocardiogram or echo as it is sometimes referred to, is an ultrasound examination of a patients heart.

EXERCISE STRESS TEST

 

An exercise stress test is a walking test performed on a treadmill under the supervision of a cardiologist and trained cardiac technician.

HOLTER MONITOR

 

A holter monitor is a simplified ECG monitor designed to record your heart rate and rhythm over approximately a 24 hour period.

PACEMAKER TESTING

 

A small device is placed on your skin over your pacemaker, and information from the pacemaker is transmitted to the doctors computer.

STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAM

 

A Stress Echocardiogram involves combining an exercise stress test and a modified echocardiogram.