At Advanced Cardiology, we understand what it’s like to be a patient with heart disease. Our highly trained cardiologists and heart specialist Sydney have extensive experience in diagnosing and treating a wide range of cardiac conditions.
Advanced Cardiology provides a full range of cardiology services to patients in Sydney, Wollongong, and more comprehensive NSW.
Advanced Cardiology is a full-service provider of cardiology services. We have the latest diagnostic equipment, a team of highly trained Cardiologists in Sydney and technicians, and we are located in Sydney, Wollongong and more comprehensive NSW. Our board-certified physicians work with each patient to determine their specific needs and design individualized treatment plans for them. Our team of highly trained cardiologists and technicians can help diagnose and treat a wide range of cardiac conditions, including: Our team of highly trained cardiologists and technicians can help diagnose and treat a wide range of cardiac conditions, including:
- Heart attacks (myocardial infarction)
- Angina
- Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
- Heart failure
- Structural heart disease (coronary artery disease), including angioplasty, stents and bypass surgery.
Additionally, our doctors are highly experienced in treating electrical heart abnormalities such as Wolff-Parkinson-White or Long QT syndrome.
Heart attacks
This section discusses the causes of heart attack, its symptoms and treatment.
- A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to a part of your heart is suddenly blocked. This may happen because of a clot or piece of plaque breaking off from an artery wall and blocking blood flow through that artery. Suppose you have a family history of heart disease or risk factors such as high cholesterol levels, smoking and diabetes. You are more likely to experience a heart attack than someone without these risk factors.
- Symptoms vary from person to person, but most people will experience at least one symptom before having an actual heart attack:
- Pain or discomfort in the chest area (angina) – pain can be very sharp or milder discomfort; feels like pressure in the chest which can spread across your shoulders down towards arms; usually lasts for 20 minutes after eating fatty foods, but some people may experience sharp pains even when resting; pain that comes on during exercise may be caused by coronary arteries being narrowed due to plaque build-up over time so if this happens to see your doctor immediately as they may recommend surgery as soon as possible before any further damage takes place!
Angina
Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease, a heart attack, heart failure or an electrical abnormality of the heart. It can also be caused by medications such as nitroglycerin and drugs called beta-blockers used to treat high blood pressure. If you have chest pain, you must see a doctor as soon as possible. The condition should be ruled out even if your symptoms aren’t typical for angina.
Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
Arrhythmia is a disturbance in the heart’s rhythm. Your heart beats because of electrical impulses that travel through particular parts of your heart, called the atria and ventricles. When you have arrhythmias, these electrical impulses are not coordinated. This can cause your heartbeat to be too fast, slow, or irregularly timed with each beat. The result is an arrhythmia, which means “irregular heartbeat.”
Heart failure
Heart failure is when the heart muscle cannot pump blood efficiently. The heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes stiff and dilated. It cannot effectively squeeze enough blood into the lungs and body when that happens. Heart failure can be caused by high blood pressure (hypertension), coronary artery disease and other conditions that damage your heart or interfere with its ability to function correctly. Heart failure can be a temporary condition that comes on suddenly or develops gradually over time. It’s most common in people older than 65 and affects nearly 5 million Americans yearly. There are two main types of heart failure. One type is systolic dysfunction, which means the heart’s left ventricle isn’t contracting hard enough to pump blood throughout your body. The other type, diastolic dysfunction or “congestive heart failure,” means that your heart isn’t relaxing correctly between beats.
Structural heart disease (coronary artery disease)
Structural heart disease is a general term that refers to conditions that affect the heart’s structure. The most common types of structural heart disease include:
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Pericarditis
- Myocarditis
- Rheumatic heart disease
Electrical abnormalities of the heart such as Wolff-Parkinson-White or Long QT syndrome.
- Electrical abnormalities of the heart such as Wolff-Parkinson-White or Long QT syndrome.
- Cardiomyopathy is a condition where your heart muscle is weakened and does not pump blood effectively. The symptoms of cardiomyopathy include shortness of breath, fatigue and fatigue with exercise, chest pain or discomfort, fainting (syncope), palpitations or irregular heart rate.
- Coronary artery disease can lead to an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
We use state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment to discover the underlying cause of your symptoms.
Advanced Cardiology uses the latest technology to diagnose your condition and find the underlying cause of your symptoms. We have access to a wide range of diagnostic equipment and can perform advanced tests such as:
-Echocardiogram -Holter monitoring -Ventilation/perfusion lung scan
We offer comprehensive diagnostic services, including ECGs, 24-hour Holter monitoring, stress testing, echocardiography, and more.
- ECG: A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) measures the electrical activity of your heart. It is often used to detect abnormalities in your heart rhythm, evaluate abnormal heart valves and assess blood flow through the coronary arteries.
- Stress test: A stress test involves using exercise or drugs to increase blood pressure and heart rate to see how well your heart functions. This can be done with an echocardiogram or nuclear medicine imaging scanner (such as SPECT).
- 24-hour holter monitor test Sydney: This portable device records and monitors your heartbeat for 24 hours so we can see if you have any episodes of the abnormal heartbeat during daily activities, such as at rest or sleeping.
Conclusion
We hope that you now feel more comfortable with the idea of seeing a cardiologist.
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