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Wellington Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Clementine Churchill BMI (Harrow)
Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital

Patient testimonials

First, I can’t thank you enough for all your time, interest and care on Thursday.

Secondly, the one stop ‘plumb and sparks’ shop is seriously impressive, staffed by great, caring and efficient people who are fun. In about an hour to do an echo, treadmill test and take 49 blood samples etc. must be close to a W.R....

Seriously, from the patients point of view you are offering full diagnostics almost in the ‘golden hour’ whereas with most other approaches it takes more like a month! The expeditious approach apart from removing patients uncertainty which often weighs heavily means if necessary you are in to treatment almost immediately....

Patients will definitely feel that they and their quality of lfe is being put first.

Mr Y. (2010) Suffolk.

Carotid Artery Ultrasound scanning

Ultrasound of the carotid artery can be done for two reasons. Firstly to act as a window to the rest of the blood vessels. It can show early signs of hardening of the arteries. The ratio of the inner lining to the middle lining (the Intimal:Media ratio) is linked to the risk of future heart attacks and strokes. This can be used to help guide drug treatments.

Secondly, if a very narrowed Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) is found on carotid duplex scanning , then treatment with tablets may need to be augmented with either Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS).

Carotid Artery Ultrasound scanning

On left CT reconstruction of internal carotid artery stenosis. On right carotid duplex scan showing the same stenosis.