Cardiovascular Medicine Services (Heart Centre)

The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

• Provides a complete range of adult cardiological services.
• Undertakes clinical and biomedical research.
• Provides undergraduate, post graduate and specialist education.
• Is affiliated with Monash University and Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute.

Heart Centre Organisational Chart

Heart Centre Medical Staff

Inpatient Services

The Department offers a full range of inpatient cardiological services including for acute myocardial infarct, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, heart failure and cardiac transplantation.  Clinical services are provided by two inpatient services, cardiology general (CAGE) and heart failure (CAHF).

Inpatient services are located on the 3^rd floor of The Alfred hospitals main ward block, immediately adjacent to the department's out-patient and cardiac investigations facility.  Redevelopment of the inpatient areas has allowed co-location of cardiovascular medicine services and cardiothoracic surgery.

Clinics

Clinic Bookings: Ph: 61 3 9076 3263/6525 Fax: 61 3 9076 2461
h.centre@alfred.org.au
Clinic Coordinator: Ms Louise Noonan

Public Outpatients
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: P Habersberger, KH Peter, V Wayne & J Williams

Specialist Clinics (Heart Centre)
(Appropriate Referral Required - Heart Centre Referral Form)

General Cardiology
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: P Bergin, S Duffy, E Fagan, J Federman, M Freilich, A Lim, D Bertovic, L Iles, G Vaddadi, William Chan, C Wong & H Zimmet

Pacemaker and ICDs
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: A Broughton, P Kistler, G Toogood & S Corcoran

Arrhythmia Clinic
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: A Broughton & P Kistler

Heart Failure/Tx
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: P Bergin, D Kaye, A Leet, M Richardson, A Taylor, H Krum & J Habersberger

Hypertension
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: M Esler, G Jennings, C Johnston & M Shclaich.

Lipid Disorders
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: A Dart, P Jenkins & P Nestel.

Inherited Disease (incl. Marfan's Syndrome)
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: J Shaw & A Taylor.

Non-coronary Intervention Clinic
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: J Shaw, P Blombery, S Lyon & Thompson.

Primary and Secondary Prevention
Consultant Medical Staff: Drs: A Dart & P Nestel.

Risk Evaluation Clinic Ph: 61 3 9076 3398

Note: An open access cardiovascular risk evaluation is available through a Risk Reduction Clinic of the Baker Heart Research Institute, located within the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.

Tests and Procedures
(Current referral required)

ECG Tests

• Resting
• Holter

Echocardiography

• Transthoracic
• Transoesophageal

Stress Tests

• Exercise ECG
• Exercise/Dobutamine Echocardiography

Cardiac Catheterisation

• Coronary Angiography and Intervention
• Peripheral Angiography and Intervention (incl. renal and carotid)
• Right Heart Catheterisation and Biopsy
• ASD/PFO/PDA Closure
• Mitral valvuloplasty
• Alcohol Septal Ablation

Electrophysiological Studies/Pacing

• Pacemaker and ICD Implantation
  • Single/dual chamber/biventricular
• Cardiac Electrophysiology Studies
  • Diagnostic
  • Therapeutic {SVT, Atrial flutter, Atrial fibrillation (Carto mapping system) and VT}

Special Tests
Only available through specialist clinics.

• Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
• Autonomic Function (incl. Tilt Table)
• Cardiac MRI

Heart Centre at Caulfield Hospital

A range of investigations (including echocardiography) and specialist clinics are also offered at the Caulfield General Medical Centre.  A Telemetry service is also provided supporting the exercise programme of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at Caulfield General Medical Centre.  Please see the attached sites for further information.

• Caulfield Hospital Heart Centre
• Caulfield Hospital Cardiac Rehab

Research

The department conducts an extensive range of research in all aspects of human cardiovascular function. Details are available in the annual research report.

Publications from the department can be found at the Alfred Research and Ethics Unit web site: http://www.alfredresearch.org/

Files

Your Guide to Heart Failure