Information for patients

Links

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.

Reveal Device

A Reveal device is a self contained cardiac recorder, similar in size to a small pacemaker. It is implanted with a minor surgical procedure under local anaesthetic, just below the collarbone. It can remain in that position for anything up to three years. If you have one of your episodes of collapse, or palpitations, then it will be recorded by the loop device. The next morning you can report to the cardiologist office where the device can be analysed via a radio link to the computer and the exact pattern of the heart rhythm, immediately before and during your episode of collapse can be analysed. This allows the cardiac technician and cardiologist to make a precise diagnosis and plan your treatment appropriately.