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Cardiology | Southern
Dunedin Hospital
Contact Details
Dunedin Hospital
Cardiology Secretary (Dunedin): Ph: 03 474 0999 ext 59997
Ward 7C: 03 474 3999 ext 59960
Ward 7B: (Coronary Care Unit): 03 474 0999 ext 58956
Medical Specialties, Outpatients Department: 03 474 0999 ext 59223
Street Address
201 Great King St
Dunedin
Postal Address
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
Southland Hospital, Invercargill
Contact Details
Dunedin Hospital
Cardiology Secretary (Dunedin): Ph: 03 474 0999 ext 59997
Ward 7C: 03 474 3999 ext 59960
Ward 7B: (Coronary Care Unit): 03 474 0999 ext 58956
Medical Specialties, Outpatients Department: 03 474 0999 ext 59223
Street Address
Kew Road
Kingswell
Invercargill
Southland 9812
Postal Address
Southland Hospital
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
Dunstan Hospital, Clyde
Contact Details
Dunedin Hospital
Cardiology Secretary (Dunedin): Ph: 03 474 0999 ext 59997
Ward 7C: 03 474 3999 ext 59960
Ward 7B: (Coronary Care Unit): 03 474 0999 ext 58956
Medical Specialties, Outpatients Department: 03 474 0999 ext 59223
Street Address
Hospital Street
Clyde
Postal Address
Central Otago Health Services Ltd
PO Box 30
Clyde 9341
The Cardiology Service is a tertiary level (specialised) provider for diagnostic and interventional cardiology. This means we investigate whether a patient has a heart condition and deal specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. Our service incorporates a general ward and a Coronary Care Unit. A broad range of non-invasive diagnostic testing is available for outpatients and inpatients.
Outpatient clinics are delivered at Dunedin, Dunstan and Southland hospitals.
What is Cardiology?
Cardiology is the specialty within medicine that looks at the heart and blood vessels. Your heart consists of four chambers, which are responsible for pumping blood to your lungs and then the rest of your body. The study of the heart includes the heart muscle (the myocardium), the valves within the heart between the chambers, the blood vessels that supply blood (and hence oxygen and nutrients) to the heart muscle, and the electrical system of the heart which is what controls the heart rate.
Your GP will refer you to one of our clinics if they are concerned about your heart and want a specialist opinion. The referral is prioritised depending on urgency with waiting times of 2 weeks to 6 months.
You may be sent a questionnaire prior to your clinic visit to assist us with making a diagnosis and determining if any tests need to be done prior to you seeing a specialist.
Exercise ECG (electrocardiogram) | Exercise tolerance test (ETT)
Coronary angiogram | Cardiac catheterisation
Cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat)
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