CaRi-heart technology
Revolutionary new technology to assess the risk of a serious heart condition or heart attack – many years before anything happens.
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We’re the UK’s leading provider of private electrophysiology care, treating more than 36,000 heart patients and performing more than 1,000 cardiac catheter ablations each year.
We'll aim to ensure an appointment with a cardiac specialist within 24 hours, plus rapid access to state-of-the-art diagnostics, with test results back in as little as 48 hours.
While you're with us you’ll be looked after by a specialist team, including more than 200 cardiac consultants, radiographers and clinical nurse specialists – all with deep expertise in heart rhythm care. Plus, you'll have access to state-of-the-art technology, from pioneering pacemaker procedures to cutting-edge diagnostics, to ensure you get the treatment you need.
It's why 99% of our patients say they’d recommend us.
Conduction system pacing (CSP) is an alternative treatment to right ventricular pacing, which has been used for many years to help people with a slow heart rate. You may be offered CSP if you have heart failure and your heart’s electrical system isn’t working as it should.
Although right ventricular pacing can prove effective at keeping your heart from beating too slowly, it can also disrupt the heart’s natural rhythm. This is because it bypasses the heart’s normal electrical pathways, potentially leading to slower and less coordinated heartbeats. Over time, this may weaken the heart and, in some cases, contribute to heart failure.
CSP works differently. It stimulates the heart’s own electrical conduction system to produce a more natural, coordinated heartbeat. In some people, CSP can also be used as a form of cardiac resynchronisation therapy, which helps the heart’s chambers beat in sync.
This procedure is usually carried out using local anaesthetic with some sedation to ensure that you’re comfortable. A small incision is made just below your collar bone, and the conduction system pacemaker’s lead is passed to your heart via a vein.
The CSP lead is positioned on your heart’s natural conduction system, using X-Ray and ECG to allow your cardiologist to identify exactly where it should be implanted. The lead is then attached to a pacemaker generator, which contains the battery. This is inserted into a pocket under your skin.
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Initial consultation
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Investigations and diagnosis
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Treatment
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Follow up
Your consultant will schedule a follow-up appointment within 4-6 weeks, depending on your specific condition, to see if the pacemaker needs any adjustments to the settings. They’ll check:
Your dedicated cardiac team will be on hand to offer advice and support throughout your recovery.
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