Information for patients

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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 Stenosis

There is strong evidence that if you have had a stroke, if a narrowing in the carotid (neck) artery is present, urgent treatment to remove the narrowing is needed. This can be done with surgery (carotid endarterectomy) or a Carotid Artery Stent (CAS). The use of stents is being tested in clinical trials and Dr Malik is involved in several of these trials.

If you have not had a stroke and a carotid artery narrowing is found, then there is some evidence that treating it may still be of benefit. The risks and benefits of just continuing medication, having surgery or having a stent will need to be discussed with you before can decide on what is best for you”.

Carotid Artery Stenosis

MRI scan of a patient with a large stroke on the right side of the picture.