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Cardiovascular disease (including heart attack and stroke) is the leading cause of death in Australia. Statistics show that 53,000 Australians died of cardiovascular disease in 2004, about 1 death every 10 minutes. The Cardiology Department at St Vincent's is a Centre of Excellence for the delivery of patient care and research activities. The unit offers a comprehensive clinical service for the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease: including diagnostic testing, coronary artery intervention, cardiac surgery and transplantation, management of electrical and rhythm disorders, and cardiac rehabilitation. The Department actively participates in research programs within the Hospital and with the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. The St Vincent's Heart Lung and Vascular Institute is the National Heart Lung Transplantation Centre. To contact us, call Debbie on (02) 8382 2357 or the switchboard at: St Vincent's Hospital Victoria St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia. Phone: (61-2-) 8382 1111 Contact individual Cardiologists

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Heart Diseases Angina Heart attack Stroke Coronary artery disease Congestive heart failure Atrial fibrillation Arrhythmias Cardiac arrest

Noninvasive and Diagnostic Services 24 hour Holter monitoring Non-invasive cardiovascular testing Exercise stress testing Nuclear cardiac imaging 2D and Doppler echocardiography (with treadmill or pharmacological stress) Transoesophogeal echocardiography Tilt Testing Signal-averaged ECG Heart Failure Clinics Cardiac rehabilitation

Invasive Therapies Diagnostic coronary angiography Coronary angioplasty - including balloon, stents, and atherectomy Cardiac Surgery Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation Renal and carotid angiography, angioplasty and stenting Electrophysiological testing (EPS) Pacemaker and defibrillator implantation Radiofrequency (RF) ablation of cardiac rhythm disorders