Mater Private CardioVascular Unit

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.