Cardiac rehabilitation is a programme of exercise and information sessions following a heart attack, heart surgery or procedure.
Speciality: Cardiology
Chest Pain (Cardiac) – Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
The main causes of chest pain include angina, ACS (including myocardial infarction), acute pericarditis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax.
Community Ambulatory Service (ECG – Holter and Event Recorder)
Community Ambulatory Electrocardiogram (ECG) service has been developed for Holter monitoring and Event Recording
Hypertension
Stage 1 hypertension: Clinic blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher and subsequent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) daytime average or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) average blood pressure is 135/85 mmHg or higher. Stage 2 hypertension: Clinic blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg or higher and subsequent ABPM daytime average or HBPM average blood pressure is 150/95 mmHg or higher. Severe hypertension: Clinic systolic blood pressure is 180 mmHg or higher or clinic diastolic blood pressure is 110 mmHg or higher.
Transient Loss of Consciousness (TLoC) in over 16s
Local guidelines for management and referral of transient loss consciousness
UHCW Hospital at Home Services
UHCW Hospital@Home Pathways. Details of UHCW outreach services to treat patients in their own environment with specialist nurse teams to treat and monitor certain conditions.
WM Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Service
Identification of patients and families at raised CV risk from Total Cholesterol of 9mmol/l or more