{"id":2269,"date":"2017-08-30T03:27:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T03:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&#038;p=2269"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T01:34:11","slug":"cardiac-sciences","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiology\/cardiac-sciences","title":{"rendered":"Cardiac Sciences Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cardiac Sciences Unit (CSU) provides cardiac clinical measurements services to diagnose and\/or manage <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1971,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[225,1229,1248,1249,1250,1252,1253,1254,1255,1256],"class_list":["post-2269","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ecg","tag-cardiology","tag-clinical-measurements","tag-exercise-stress-test","tag-echocardiography","tag-holter-monitoring","tag-ambulatory-blood-pressure-monitor","tag-abpm","tag-home-arrhythmaia-monitors","tag-ham"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"structured","include_in_alphabetical_listing":true,"page_sections":["general_details","accessing_this_service","after_your_hospital_appointment","what_to_bring","clinic_details"],"general_details":[{"what_we_do":"<p>The Cardiac Sciences Unit (CSU) within the <a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiac-investigations-unit\">Cardiac Investigations Unit<\/a> provides cardiac clinical measurements services to diagnose and\/or manage cardiac diseases.<\/p>\n","conditions_treated":"","our_services":"<ul>\n<li>Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)<\/li>\n<li>Cardiac Device Implants and follow up (Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiology\/echocardiography\">Echocardiography<\/a> (Cardiac Ultrasound\/Sonography)<\/li>\n<li>Electrocardiography (ECG)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiology\/electrophysiology\">Electrophysiology<\/a> and associated procedures<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/1352519\/SW9152.pdf\">Exercise stress test<\/a> (including Stress Echocardiography and Nuclear Medicine)<\/li>\n<li>Haemodynamic Monitoring \u00a0during <a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/Cardiac-Catheter-Laboratory-procedure-information.pdf\">Cardiac Catheterisation<\/a> and associated procedures<\/li>\n<li>Holter Fitting and Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Haemodynamic Monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Outreach Services \u2013 Scientific support to the Indigenous Community Outreach Program<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Services in the Heart and Lung Institute Outpatients Clinic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0020\/146513\/cardiac_28.pdf\">Tilt Table Tests<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trans-telephonic Pacemaker Clinics and Remote Pacemaker\/ICD monitoring \u2013 including services to regional Queensland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cardiac Sciences Unit also has a number of areas providing interrelated services, these include:<\/p>\n<h3>Echocardiography Laboratory<\/h3>\n<p>The Echocardiography Laboratory provides adult cardiac ultrasound services, including <a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiology\/adult-congenital-heart-disease\">adult congenital heart disease<\/a>. Investigations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>transthoracic echocardiograms<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/145871\/cardiac_29.pdf\">transoesophageal echocardiograms<\/a><\/li>\n<li>exercise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0020\/147125\/cardiac_27.pdf\">stress echocardiograms<\/a><\/li>\n<li>dobutamine stress echocardiograms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exercise Laboratory<\/h3>\n<p>The Exercise Laboratory provides both adult and adult congenital heart disease services. Investigations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/1352519\/SW9152.pdf\">Exercise Stress Tests<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pharmacological Stress Tests (Adenosine and Dobutamine)<\/li>\n<li>Exercise Echocardiography<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0020\/146513\/cardiac_28.pdf\">Tilt Table Tests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Holter \/ABPM \/ HAM\/ ECG Department<\/h3>\n<p>The Holter, ABPM, HAM and ECG Department provides both adult and adult congenital heart disease services. Investigations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holter Monitoring and Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)<\/li>\n<li>Home Arrhythmia Monitor Application (HAM)<\/li>\n<li>Outpatient Electrocardiography<\/li>\n<li>Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Clinic<\/h3>\n<p>The Pacemaker and ICD Clinic provides device follow up and monitoring including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pacemaker follow up clinics<\/li>\n<li>Trans-telephonic pacemaker clinics from regional hospitals<\/li>\n<li>Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) follow up clinic<\/li>\n<li>Implantable and external arrhythmia monitor (HAM and Loop recorder) follow-up<\/li>\n<li>Follow-up from home of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) via web-based systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","include_link_to_healthcare_professionals_section":false,"gd_other_content":false}],"accessing_this_service":[{"variation":"freetext","free_text":"<p>To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>If there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/health\/services\/hospital-care\/waiting-lists\/\">waiting list<\/a> for your outpatient appointment, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your outpatient appointment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#05214d;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\"><\/p>\n<h2>Refer your patient<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-width-small:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div 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