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.

Chest pain/Chest Discomfort

What are the causes of chest pain?

There are many causes of chest pain, most of which are entirely benign. The key cause of chest pain that would interest the cardiologist is presence of narrowed blood vessels supplying the heart-known as Coronary Artery Disease. Other causes could be acid indigestion, muscular pains, or pain referred from the spine but felt in the chest.

Coronary Artery Disease is normally silent, but as it becomes more advanced, the individual begins to experience the symptoms of Angina. It is commonly known as hardening of the arteries. A buildup of fatty deposits narrows the blood vessels- similar to limescale in pipes. Coronary Artery Disease kills 1 in 5 of all men, and 1 in 6 of all women.