Our Services
OUR SERVICES
12-Lead ECG Monitor
A brief consultation with one of our cardiac technicians will take place. This includes a quick assessment of the patient's height, weight, blood pressure as well as asking some basic lifestyle questions.
The patient will be asked to lie down while electrodes are placed on their chest, arms, and legs.
The patient is then required to be still for a few minutes whilst the ECG machine records the heart's electrical activity.
Once completed, the results are then analysed by a healthcare professional.
Alivecor Event Monitor
A personal portable heart trace monitor that works with your smartphone and fits easily in your pocket for you to take home to capture your symptoms as and when they occur.
Take unlimited ECGs anytime, anywhere without applying wires or patches and send them across to us via email for assessment and to be discussed in your follow-up appointment.
We offer a loan of this monitor for a maximum of approximately 6 weeks continuously.
Ambulatory ECG Monitor
A portable heart trace monitor that you will take home with
you to capture your symptoms as and when they occur.
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Listed below are the monitoring periods which we offer:
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After returning the monitor to our clinic, the results will be downloaded and analysed.
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​24-hour
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48-hour
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3 days
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5 days
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7 days​
Cardiology Follow-Up
You will be seen/contacted again either on a face-to-face or telephone basis with your results to assess your progress approximately six to eight weeks after your initial consultation.
You may be written to or telephoned before this time
regarding your results.
Your GP will be informed of your progress within seven days
of your appointment with us.
Ambulatory BP Monitor
A portable blood pressure machine that is worn for a 24-hour period at home or at work which monitors your blood pressure control.
After returning the monitor to our clinic, the results will be downloaded and analysed.
Cardiology Assessment
In a cardiology assessment, you will be initially seen by a cardiac technicians who will perform a basic assessment including blood pressure monitoring and a 12-lead ECG (Heart Tracing).
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Following an assessment and medical examination by a heart specialist you may well be asked to have some more detailed tests to aid with your diagnosis and treatment plan.
These investigations may include an ​Ambulatory BP monitoring period, Ambulatory ECG monitoring period for a maximum of 1 week, an Alivecor event monitor loan for up to 6 weeks or a referral for an echocardiogram.​
Echocardiogram Referrals:
This is an ultrasound of your heart to assess the structure and function. You will be referred locally to have this test within three to six weeks after your appointment.
Please note that if you have not received any communication about making an appointment for your echocardiogram after being referred by Heart Networks, you must contact FCMS (the community echocardiography service) directly using the following contact details as we do not not have control over their appointment book.
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