More Information about RHH Cardiology Services
The Department will periodically contact patients waiting for an outpatient clinic appointment via SMS, with a link to an electronic form. This is part of routine waitlist auditing to ensure patient details are up to date. If you receive this SMS, please update your details.
More information about RHH Cardiology Services
Cardiology clinics and diagnostic services located in Wellington Centre include:
- General cardiology outpatient clinics
- Heart failure
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Rapid access chest pain clinic
- Pacemaker and ICD device clinic
- Pre-assessment clinics for cardiac procedures
- ECG service
- Holter monitoring
- Event recorder monitoring
- 24 hour ambulatory BP monitoring
Diagnostic services located in the Cardiology Department 2nd Floor D Block, Royal Hobart Hospital include:
- Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transthoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) & Cardioversion (DCR)
- Exercise Stress Testing
- Tilt Table Tests
Cardiology Department Invasive & Interventional Services located in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory include:
- 24hr emergency acute myocardial infarction angioplasty service through our Code STEMI initiative. This is the only 24 hour emergency STEMI and temporary pacing service available to both public and private patients within southern Tasmania
- Coronary angiograms
- Percutaneous coronary interventions
- Right heart studies
- Cardiac device implants: Permanent Pacemaker (PPM). PPM box change, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)/Biventricular pacing and Implantable Loop Recorders (ILR)
- DC Cardioversion (DCR)
- Temporary pacemaker wire insertion
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump insertion Pericardiocentesis