Tel: (08) 9346 2677
Email: SCGHCardiovascular-Medicine@health.wa.gov.au
Location: 4 th floor of G Block (via Green Lifts)

The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine is responsible for the provision of cardiology services for patients admitted as emergencies to SCGH and elective patients referred to SCGH.

Cardiovascular Medicine incorporates the Coronary Care Unit (G42, 14 beds), Cardiology ward (G41, 24 beds, incorporating Vascular Surgery), Cardiac Catheter labs, non-invasive cardiology labs and outpatients clinics. The department is situated on the 4th floor of G Block (via Green Lifts).

Services cover acute coronary care, cardiac catheterisation, angioplasty, percutaneous valvuloplasty, electrophysiology pacing and implantable defibrillator services, echocardiography including transoesophageal echocardiography, Holter monitoring, exercise testing, tilt table testing, ambulatory blood pressure recording. It provides an inpatient consultation service; Registrar's conducts outpatient clinics under the supervision of Consultants.

There is an active patient education and cardiac rehabilitation programme and an active research programme in clinical trials of coronary reperfusion, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure management. The Department is affiliated with the Heart Research Institute of Western Australia (Gairdner Campus) and The University of WA’s Schools of Medicine and Population Health.

Contact Numbers

Specialists

All Specialists can be contacted on (08) 9346 2677 or call the on-call cardiologist via the Registrar or Coronary Care Unit (08) 9346 1642.

Specialist Interests

• Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing
• Clinical Trials
• Coronary Care
• Echocardiography
• Heart Failure
• Interventional Cardiology
• Lipidology and Prevention
• Cardiac Rehabilitation

Outpatient Referrals

Outpatient referrals are routinely booked through the Cardiology clinics on fax 9346 4878. If an urgent referral is required, the Senior Registrar in Cardiology can be paged via the switchboard and, in discussion with the Head of Department will organise for the patient to be seen urgently.  Direct bookings for investigations are not available. All patients require clinical assessment first in the Outpatient Clinic.

Clinic Sessions

Patient Advice Services

All inpatients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit receive individualised advise on coronary risk factors and cardiac management. Services are available for family members of patients with heart disease.