services
We provide high quality, patient focussed cardiology care. It is known that Australia has an increasing prevalence of heart disease. To date, The Heart Foundation quotes that ‘coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia’. The organisation estimates that it accounts for one in five of all deaths in Australia. Heart disease can consist of many different disorders and conditions.
we can help address all your concerns
Cardiology conditions
We offer Cardiology Consultations for a wide range of simple and complex conditions, some of which include:
- Chest pain assessment
- Assessment of shortness of breath (dyspnoea)
- Shortness of breath (Dyspnoea)
- Palpitations
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) or Atrial Flutter and anticoagulation
- Syncope or Presyncope
- Heart failure and cardiomyopathies
- Valvular heart disease
- Long term management and assessment of coronary artery diseases
- Diastolic dysfunction: (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction HFpEF)
- Takotsubo syndrome (broken heart syndrome, stress cardiomyopathy
- High Cholesterol (Dyslipidaemia)
- High Blood pressure (Hypertension)
- Fitness to work
we offer a range of
procedures and Tests:
- 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Transthoracic Echocardiography (Echo)
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE)
- Electrical Cardioversion
- TOE-guided Electrical Cardioversion (TOE+CV)
- Peri-operative transoesophageal echocardiography (Peri-Op TOE)
- Dedicated echo studies for the patients receiving cancer treatment
- Assessment of aortic stenosis with discordant haemodynamics
Review
Echocardiographic images
We take the opportunity to review the echocardiographic images with the surgical team to assist with planning for valve surgery.
Additionally, we welcome the opportunity to go through the echocardiographic images with all our colleagues in medicine or general practice to explain the findings in a manner to achieve mutual understanding
a highly specialised service
We look after heart conditions (cardiac complications) in patients at all stages of their Cancer treatment journey.
Cardio-Oncology is a highly specialised, fast-growing field of cardiology, proven to be beneficial to many patients at any stage of their cancer treatment journey. National and international statistics have shown an increase in both the rate of cancer new diagnosis and prevalence.
On the bright side, the rising rates of cancer incidences have been paired with advancements in therapies, which have resulted in improved rates of successful treatment and in turn improved survival rates from cancer. However, such advanced and highly efficient cancer treatment may be associated with an inherent risk of related heart complications. In many studies, cardiovascular complications showed to be the most troublesome complication either from cancer treatment or from cancer per se. These cardiac side effects can lead to interruptions in effective and potentially life-saving cancer treatment, adversely affecting the patient’s quality of life and/or their longevity, resulting in overall suboptimal outcomes.
Cardiovascular diseases are frequently the leading cause of non-cancer-related mortality. With the advent of newer forms of treatment, like immunotherapies, or new generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, there have been a lot of settles in cardiac optimisation which make a huge difference in patients’ tolerance of the cancer treatment. Early detection of heart injury is also the most important part and requires a cardiologist who knows the details of potential cardiac complications of cancer treatments. For all these reasons, the field of Cardio-Oncology is rapidly evolving and there is an increasing demand for highly specialised Cardio-Oncologists such as Dr Habibian. Currently, to date there is a very limited number of formally trained Cardio-Oncologists within Australia.
specialised cardio-Oncology consultations
We offer highly specialised Cardio-Oncology Consultations to assist all patients at various stages of their cancer treatment journey:
- Pre-Cancer therapy work-up for patients who are high risk for developing cardiovascular disease
- Patients with pre-existing heart conditions
- Management of any cardiac condition occurred due to cancer treatment, or happens whilst the paint is receiving cancer care
- Optimisation and treatment of hypertension, which may become difficult to control during cancer treatment
- Cancer Therapeutics-Related cardiac Dysfunction (CTRCD)
- Cardiac Surveillance post Cancer treatment