Mater Private CardioVascular Unit
Friday, 16 May 2008
Highlighted by the high incidence of cardiovascular disease in Australia and a need for more catheter-based cardiovascular procedures, Mater Private Hospital Brisbane opened its second interventional catheter lab in April 2008 making it the first private hospital in Queensland to possess a biplane flat panel detector imaging suite in Queensland.
The new state-of-the-art Artis Zee biplane cardiac system marks a revolutionary technological advancement with easy system handling, dual cutting-edge flat panel detectors, high-speed fibre optics, and a new intelligent image processing technique called CLEAR delivering unsurpassed high-resolution digital imaging and optimising dose efficiency and seamless integration.
This high-tech piece of equipment is designed specifically to meet the challenges of advanced diagnostic and interventional procedures, and not only sets a new benchmark for stent and guide wire visualisation but provides a valuable opening for neurovascular interventional procedures.
Services
Mater Private Hospital Brisbane’s CardioVascular Unit offers a fully comprehensive range of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular services.
Cardiac Studies
- coronary angiography
- coronary angioplasty
- PFO/ASD closure and valvuloplasty
- automatic implantable cardiovertor defibrillator
- electrophysiology studies and ablations including 3D mapping
- pacemaker insertion
- pericardiocentesis.
Vascular Studies
- diagnostic vascular angiography
- endovascular interventional procedures including
- carotid stents
- peripheral stents
- renal stents
- AAA stent-grafts
- embolization procedures
For further information about Mater Private Hospital Brisbane’s CardioVascular Unit please contact telephone 07 3163 8368.
The specialist guide on this site contains a list of Cardiac Surgeons and Vascular Surgeons that practice at Mater.