Cardiology
(heart disease)
We provide a range of treatment and care services for people with heart problems.
Our services
We offer non-invasive and invasive diagnostic and therapeutic services including:
- Coronary Care Unit
- Outpatient Clinics
- Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory
- Electrophysiology and pacing
- Echocardiography
- Exercise testing
- Heart Support Service (Cardiology and Internal Medicine and Aged Care) includes heart failure clinics and exercise training
- Cardiac MRI and CT (performed in the Department of Medical Imaging)
- Contribute to the Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program.
Our team of cardiologists diagnose and treat many heart conditions including:
- coronary artery disease
- arrhythmias
- heart failure
- syncope
- genetic heart disease including sudden death in the young
- cardiomyopathies
- cardiac obstetrics
- valvular heart disease
- infective endocarditis
- cardiac-oncology.
How to access this service
GP or medical practitioner referral
To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital. If there is a waiting list, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your appointment.
Inpatient referral
You can also access this service when you are staying in hospital or if you have been referred by a hospital clinician.
Refer a patient
To refer a patient:
Cardiology referral guideline
GP and Specialist Hotline:
1300 364 938
Health professionals:
More information
After your hospital appointment
Your doctor may advise that you require a test or a procedure. If this is the case you will be placed on a waiting list and may need to attend the Pre-Admission or Anaesthetic Clinic before your procedure.
What to bring
- Your Medicare card
- Private health insurance card (if you have one)
- Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
- Current medications (prescription, over the counter and herbal medicine)
- Relevant x-rays, scans or any other test results or reports
- Glasses, hearing and mobility aids
- Your appointment letter
- Any special items listed on your letter
- WorkCover claim number (if relevant)
- Snacks, a drink or money to buy refreshments
- Something to read or do while you wait
- An adult carer to support you and take you home
- Copy of Advanced Healthcare Directive or Enduring Power of Attorney (if you have one)
- A jacket or cardigan in case you get cold
- Comfortable footwear if you’re having a stress test
- A dressing gown or cardigan, sleepwear or comfortable day clothes
- Slippers and shoes (low heel, closed-in, non-slip, adjustable and firm fitting around the foot)
- Your toiletries and personal items
- Copy of Advanced Healthcare Directive or Enduring Power of Attorney if you have one
- Something to read or do during your stay
- A smart phone, tablet or laptop, connecting earphones and chargers so you can connect to the free MetroNorth-PatientWiFi and access entertainment. Televisions may not be available for use.
- Medical devices required for your care (e.g. CPAP machine)
- Do not bring large amounts of cash or valuables such as jewellery, watches or other items of value to you
Clinics
Contact us
Cardiology Outpatient Clinic
Location: Level 3, Dr James Mayne Building
Phone: (07) 3646 7632
Fax: (07) 3646 1551
Email: RBWH_Cardiology_Outpatients
Open: Monday – Thursday 0730 – 1700; Friday – 0730 - 1630
Outpatient hours:
Monday – Thursday 0730 – 1700; Friday – 0730 - 1630
Cardiac Investigations Unit
Location: Location: Level 3, James Mayne Building
Phone: (07) 3646 0622
Open: 0800 - 1700
Coronary Care Unit
Location: Level 3, James Mayne Building
Phone: (07) 3646 1309 or 3646 5780
Cardiac Catheter Suite
Location: Level 3, James Mayne Building
Phone: (07) 3646 3564
Open: 0700 - 1700
Need help outside hours?
For non-urgent medical issues call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or visit your GP.
In an emergency call 000.
Refer a patient
To refer a patient to this service, view the Cardiology referral guideline.
GP and Specialist Referral Hotline: 1300 364 938
Health professionals
Non-invasive investigative and therapeutic services include:
- 12-lead electrocardiography
- exercise electrocardiography
- signal-averaged electrocardiography
- transthoracic echocardiography (with or without contrast)
- 24 hour ambulatory monitoring
- stress echocardiography (exercise and pharmacological)
- event monitoring
- transoesophageal echocardiography
- cardiac MRI (in collaboration with the Department of Medical Imaging)
- cardiac CT (in collaboration with the Department of Medical Imaging)
- electrical cardioversion
- 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
- tilt table testing.
Invasive investigative and therapeutic services include:
- left and right heart catheterisation
- diagnostic coronary angiography
- percutaneous coronary intervention (including stenting and rotational atherectomy)
- intravascular ultrasound, coronary pressure wires and optical coherence tomography
- temporary and permanent pacing (including biventricular pacing)
- implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- electrophysiology diagnostic and ablation services (including atrial fibrillation)
- loop monitoring
- intra-aortic balloon pump insertion
- balloon valvuloplasty
- pericardiocentesis.