Consultation and Assessment
Consultation and Assessment
Heart of Melbourne is owned and run by the cardiologists that consult with our patients, ensuring each and every patient is assessed and cared for to the highest standard. We offer face to face consults, an extensive telehealth network, and consistent, in-depth care, even extending to external specialists attending our clinics to consult with our patients.
Heart of Melbourne accepts all referrals for testing and consultations, including indefinite GP referrals to manage ongoing care in cases of life long cardiac issues. We endeavour to provide all diagnostic testing services with high standards, and offer rebates on out of pocket fees. Our team will be happy to discuss these fees at any time.
Through our secure network, Heart of Melbourne offer for you to fill in your registration form online, via a link to your mobile phone, which minimises waiting times in clinic, and assist us to run punctual appointments with minimal disruption to your day. Consultations can take up to 30 minutes with the cardiologist, and tests may be longer. We endeavour to offer you suitable appointment times with cardiologists available 6 days a week across our sites, and if you need to take time away from work to attend, we can offer you a medical certificate on request.
Heart of Melbourne cardiologists may suggest further investigations, and review appointments which can be booked on the day, or later on if necessary. An SMS reminder service is utilised throughout all our sites, to ensure you are kept up to date with your appointments and limit the need for cancellations or rescheduling, however our friendly team will be happy to assist you if the need arises.
Being a tight-knit friendly company ensures Heart of Melbourne monitors your care closely and with the utmost privacy and respect to your situation. Our entire team, from our reception staff to our cardiologists, all work hand in hand to ensure the best possible outcome for every patient, every time.
Speciality Clinics
Heart of Melbourne are proud to offer a diverse range of clinics, varying from cardiac consultations, to speciality run heart failure, pacemaker, and urgent chest pain sessions. We partner with top medical technology providers to have access to many devices and state of the art equipment which allows us consistent availability to the highest range of quality programs.
Heart of Melbourne runs a special program for our heart failure patients and is privileged to be one of the very few cardiology services in Australia to use the internet based newest available technology and infrastructure to run this extensive program. This program involves close monitoring and remote management empowering patients to manage their disease and comply with their prescribed therapies. Accurate monitoring of patient leads to informed decision-making, and continuous improvement.
Speciality clinics offered at Heart of Melbourne include:
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Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
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Heart Failure Clinic
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Hypertension Clinic
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Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
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Pacemaker Clinic
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Heart Valve Clinic
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General Cardiology Clinic
Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic at Heart of Melbourne provides a direct and timely access to expert cardiology assessment and investigation for chest pain syndromes. We aim to perform the urgent investigations on the day or within one week of clinic review. Investigations may include:
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Exercise treadmill test
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CT coronary angiography
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Myocardial perfusion scans
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Stress echocardiography
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Invasive coronary angiography
The clinic offers a quick review of referred outpatients, without a waiting list or prolonged waiting times, to expedite outpatient assessment. Patients will be seen once at the Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic and, if further cardiology follow-up is required, this will be discussed with the patient and organised accordingly. Appropriate patients for the Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic include chest pain suspected to be of cardiac origin, new symptoms/recent onset of chest pain, Increasing chest pain, or change in pattern of chest pain, chest pain of uncertain aetiology, or other chest pain of concern. Patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS) should referred to the Emergency Department, or discussed directly with the Cardiologist on 1300 122 888.
Telehealth
Heart of Melbourne offers telehealth services to patients and families who live in rural and regional Victoria who wish to consult with a cardiac specialist by video.
Telehealth can be convenient when you require access to your specialist doctor. Our extensive telehealth network means we are able to attend to all patients through video to remote and rural locations.
Through our secure network, Heart of Melbourne offer for you to fill in your registration form online, via a link to your mobile phone. Consultations can take up to 30 minutes with the cardiologist. We endeavour to offer you suitable appointment times with cardiologists available 6 days a week across our sites.
Heart of Melbourne accepts all referrals for testing and consultations, including indefinite GP referrals to manage ongoing care in cases of life long cardiac issues. We endeavour to provide all diagnostic testing services with high standards, and offer rebates on out of pocket fees from consultations. Our team will be happy to discuss these fees at any time.
