CaRi-heart technology
Revolutionary new technology to assess the risk of a serious heart condition or heart attack – many years before anything happens.
Mr Aziz's blocked artery
Mr Aziz's story
Watch Prof James Spratt and Dr Jonathan Hill, Consultant Interventional Cardiologists, solve a patient's blocked coronary arteries using the latest percutaneous (keyhole) techniques - through a tiny incision in the arm or groin.
“It's great to see Mr Aziz is doing so well. There was some concern (about) could we get him back to a high functioning level, (but) we've had a good chat with him and he's doing great.”
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Prof James Spratt and Dr Jonathan Hill, Consultant Interventional Cardiologists, solve a patient's blocked coronary artery using a non-surgical procedure called Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). A catheter is used to place a small structure called a stent to open up blood vessels in the heart that have been narrowed.
This type of procedure can produce immediate relief from symptoms, and patients can often go home the same day or the next day.
More patient stories
A life-saving 14-hour heart surgery – Hans’s story
After years of cardiac troubles, a scan picked up that Hans’s aorta, the body’s largest artery, had swollen to six centimetres.
Andrea's story
After a long and successful career in retail, Andrea, 65, was looking forward to a slower pace of life when she took early retirement. But when she began experiencing sudden and unexplained blackouts, life quickly became uncertain.
From healthy living to a heart bypass – Steven’s story
Steven, 58, has practiced as a property barrister for 30 years and always been as active as possible through regular exercise and healthy eating. He was incredibly aware of the need to have good heart health as a result of cardiac problems in his family history, and consequently was incredibly focused on keeping himself on top form. But just one health screen changed that.
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