About Southern Cross Heart Institute
Southern Cross Hospital in Hamilton is the home of Southern Cross Heart Institute, offering a range of cardiology services delivered in a state of-the-art, purpose-built interventional cardiology suite.
Facilities include a new generation Philips Azurion image-guided therapy platform, one of the most advanced of its kind available in the world. The Azurion system boasts fusion of digital X-Ray technology, CT scan and 4D ultrasound (echocardiogram) of the heart in real time. Southern Cross Heart Institute brings together a highly skilled team of independent medical specialists at the Southern Cross hospital to perform a wide range of minimally invasive cardiac procedures which, until now, have been performed through conventional open heart operations. The hybrid interventional suite supports cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in working together, and offers the latest treatment options for patients with heart disease.
Services
A wide range of diagnostic and interventional cardiology treatments includes :
- Diagnostic coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty
- Diagnostic procedures such as ETT (excercise tolerance testing) and Holter monitoring
- Echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound)
- Assessment of coronary plaques using intra coronary ultrasound scan and FFR / iFR technology
- Echocardiography - 3D trans thoracic, 3D trans oesophageal echocardiography
- Treatment of adult congenital heart disease - atrial septal defect (ASD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) ventricular septal defect (VSD), coarctation of the aorta
- Treatment for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - transcatheter ethanol septal ablation (TESA)
- Left atrial appendage occlusion - for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
- Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) - replacement of aortic valve on a beating heart, under local anaesthesia
- Minimally invasive treatment of mitral regurgitation using MitraClip device.
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See Also
Southern Cross Hospitals Ltd (National Office)
Specialists
Dr Sanjeevan Pasupati
Cardiologist – coronary intervention and structural intervention
Dr Pranesh Jogia
Cardiologist and Intensive Care Specialist – cardiac imaging
Dr Rajesh Nair
Cardiologist – coronary intervention, structural intervention and cardiac imaging
Dr Dilesh Jogia
Cardiologist – general cardiology and cardiac imaging
Dr Mark Davis
Cardiologist – cardiac imaging
Referral Info
For more information or for referrals, contact us at (07) 959 5651 or email on referrals@schi.co.nz
