Cardiac

Sydney Adventist Hospital provides state-of-the-art cardiac care to help thousands of heart patients lead longer, healthier lives. Our decades of experience in caring for patients with heart disease has established the San as one of Australia's leading providers of complete private cardiac care, from prevention, diagnosis, and Emergency Care through to surgery, treatment, cardiac rehabilitation and wellness services.  Cardiac services at Sydney Adventist Hospital includes areas such as Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiac Rehabilitation among others. 

Experience

Widely recognised as a leader in private health care, the San was the first hospital in Australia to offer an integrated, fully private cardiovascular surgery program. Since cardiovascular surgery started at the San in 1979, more than 50,000 cardiovascular surgeries and procedures have been performed.
Today more than 2,700 cardiac procedures are performed annually, ranging from stents and pacemaker implants to open-heart surgery.

Care

The ongoing spirit, dedication and care of the specialised, highly trained Doctors, Nurses, Case Managers, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, and Cardiac Rehabilitation staff have enabled Sydney Adventist Hospital to cement its reputation as an Australian leader in private cardiovascular care.

Technology & Innovation

From the outset of our cardiovascular program, the San has continually reviewed and adopted cutting-edge cardiac technology and techniques to support improved treatment and outcomes for patients.

In 2006 Sydney Adventist Hospital was the first hospital in Australia to install the world’s most advanced body CT scanner – a machine that non-invasively scans faster than a beating heart to diagnose cardiovascular disease - allowing doctors to identify people at risk of a heart attack even before showing any symptoms. Click to find out more about San Radiology's world-class Cardiac CT service.

Sydney Adventist Hospital continues to be a leader in the field of coronary artery grafting embracing new innovations in technology and cardiac services. Since the late 1990s San cardiac surgeons have performed the off-pump coronary artery bypass procedure. This procedure is minimally invasive open-heart surgery performed on a beating heart. For patients who are selected, it means faster recovery with fewer risks.

Since 1991, the Hospital’s cardiac surgeons have been implanting a device known as an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator into appropriate patients with heart rhythm problems. This device shocks the heart back into a normal rhythm when needed. Our specialists continue to be leaders in this field.

In the 1980’s, the San was one of the first private hospitals to offer angioplasty and stenting, a treatment for coronary heart disease that does not require open-heart surgery. Sydney Adventist Hospital continues as an established centre of excellence performing hundreds of these procedures each year using the latest technology.

State of the art Cardiovascular Facilities

• Three Cardiovascular Catheterisation Laboratories
• Electrophysiology
• Stress Testing
• Operating Theatres-allocated to Cardiovascular Surgery and equipped with sophisticated technology that ensures procedures are carried out smoothly.
• 12 bed Intensive Care Unit and 11 bed Coronary Care Unit - provides the necessary specialised and critical care needed following cardiac surgery or interventional procedure.

• State-of-the-art monitoring and support equipment is used to support patient recovery. 

San Radiology - Specialised Cardiac Radiology Services

• Coronary Angiogram CT (Cardiac CT)
• Ultrasound
• Echocardiography
  • Trans oesophageal echocardiography (TOE)

  • Trans thoracic echocardiography (TTE)

Our Doctors

Our Services

• Renowned Cardiovascular Specialists are on-call 24 hours / 7days to offer best current treatment including angioplasty and stenting for heart attacks
• 24 hour / 7 day Emergency Care Unit
• Chest Pain Hotline service available 24 hours / 7 days for advice from professionals
• Cutting edge cardiovascular and diagnostic technology, including 128 slice Cardiac CT
• Comprehensive services including Cardiac Rehabilitation program and support club along with preventative and lifestyle management services
• Outstanding inpatient accommodation

• Leader in private cardiovascular surgery since 1979

Cardiovascular Conditions Treated at The San

• Ablation of electrical pathways in the heart
• Aneurysm repair of arteries e.g. thoracic and abdominal
• Angina
• Angioplasty
• Artery problems
• Artery stenting
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Automatic Internal Cardioverter-Defibrillator insertion / replacement (AICD)
• Blood clots (thrombosis)
• Cancer
• Cardiomyopathy
• Closure of a hole in the heart (atrial septal defect)
• Closure of patent foramen ovale
• Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
• Congenital heart disease
• Coronary angiogram
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary CTA (Computerised Tomography Angiogram)
• Electrical study of the heart (Electrophysiological study)
• Embolic protection devices
• Fluid collection in the lung (effusion)
• Flutter
• Heart and vessel imaging (Cardiovascular)
• Heart Arrhythmias
• Heart attack / Myocardial Infarction (MI)
• Heart disease
• Heart Failure
• Heart irregularities
• Heart surgery
• Heart valve disease
• High blood pressure / Hypertension (HTN)
• Intravascular ultrasound
• Ischaemic heart disease
• Lung disease
• Mapping of electrical pathways in the heart
• Oesophagus disease
• Pacemaker insertion / replacement (including biventricular)
• Peripheral artery disease
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Stress Echocardiography
• Trans oesophageal echocardiography (TOE)
• Trans thoracic echocardiography (TTE)
• Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA)
• Valve disease
• Valve surgery
• Ventricular Tachycardia
• Wolfe Parkinson White syndrome