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Cardiac services at Cabrini

At Cabrini we offer a broad range of cardiac care from the latest minimally invasive procedures to complex open heart surgery.

Our program is fully supported by diagnostic testing, state-of-the-art operating theatres and catheterisation laboratories, an acute cardiac ward and specialised rehabilitation programs.

Cabrini Cardiac is a leader in heart care. Cabrini cardiac specialists represent the best in their field.

Cardiology has been at the heart of Cabrini for more than 50 years and will continue to be a flagship service well into the future.

We are here to guide and support you through your cardiac journey, offering innovative technology, modern accommodation and specialised nursing teams.

Download your Cabrini Cardiac Information Guide

 

  • General Enquiries

  • Operating Hours

    24 hours, 7 days a week

  • Referrals

    You need a referral from a GP to be seen by a Cabrini specialist and receive any relevant Medicare rebate.

    To find a specialist, please visit our Find a Doctor directory.

    Alternatively, if the matter is urgent, the Cabrini Malvern Emergency Department (ED) can help you 24 hours, 7 days a week. The ED team can refer you to the most appropriate specialist to cater for your individual needs.

    You will need to provide a referral to your patient to see one of our specialists. Please visit our Find a Doctor directory to see our comprehensive list of experts.

    Our doctors and healthcare professionals are always available to help. Please call them directly if you would like advice, or to discuss a treatment plan in advance.

    If your patient is unwell the specialist of your choice can admit them for inpatient observation and treatment.

    Alternatively, if the matter is urgent, the Cabrini Malvern Emergency Department (ED) is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. The ED team can provide a referral to the most appropriate specialist to meet your patient’s needs.

  • Locations

    Cabrini Malvern

The Cabrini Cardiac difference

Our cardiac specialists

Our cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons are highly specialised, experienced professionals, committed to providing quality care.

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Cardiac diagnostic services

With Cabrini’s diagnostic services onsite, including our own Cardiorespiratory Department, everything you need in your cardiac journey is close at hand.

Cardiorespiratory Department

Equipped with the latest technology, the Cardiorespiratory Department plays an important role in the fast, accurate detection and diagnosis of heart problems which may not have shown any obvious symptoms. From the latest in ultrasound technology to a multi-function Live 3D trans oesophageal echocardiogram in combination with four high-tech echocardiography systems, cardiologists can take action before the conditions become life-threatening.

Services and procedures:

  • Echocardiogram
  • Holter monitoring
  • Blood pressure monitoring
  • Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
  • Exercise stress echocardiogram

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  • Exercise stress test (EST)
  • Paediatric echocardiography
  • Dobutamine stress test
  • Transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)

Procedures

Once a diagnosis has been made, your cardiologist may recommend a procedure to achieve the best health outcome. Cabrini offers a wide range of cardiac procedures from minimally invasive procedures to heart surgery.

  • 3D-Mapping
  • Artery graft
  • Cardioversion
  • Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
  • Coronary angiogram
  • Coronary angioplasty
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Defibrillator insertion
  • Electrophysiology study (EPS)
  • Heart valve implantation and repair
  • Loop recorder insertion
  • MitraClip
  • Pacemaker insertion/replacement
  • Thoracic surgery (or cardiothoracic surgery)
  • Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
  • Valvuloplasty

Cardiac catheterisation labs are a critical part of an acute cardiac service. At Cabrini Malvern, our two versatile and purpose-built labs have sophisticated imaging systems central to minimally invasive cardiac and cardiovascular procedures. The systems are faster and more efficient than conventional models, so patients spend less time on the operating table.

Hybrid theatres, which are becoming more common in major hospitals around the world, match real time imaging with scans taken preoperatively. In Cabrini’s state-of-the-art hybrid theatres our specialists can pivot if needed from a minimally invasive operation to conventional heart surgery without moving the patient, as all staff and equipment are already in place.

Rehabilitation programs

Cabrini’s rehabilitation specialists help you to plan and achieve recovery goals that work best for you, your family and your lifestyle.

We identify opportunities to improve your physical, emotional and social wellbeing, providing education and support to help manage your heart condition. Cabrini rehabilitation programs help you get on with life.

Angiogram video

For greater patient convenience, if you are booked to have an angiogram, angioplasty, pacemaker or defibrillator insertion or an electrophysiology study, you will be admitted directly to the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory.

This video offers you a step-by-step guide of a standard Angiogram /Angioplasty procedure. You will be shown this video at Cabrini after the general admission process and prior to your procedure.