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Cardiology

Caring for people with heart problems

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We offer assessment and treatment for people with problems associated with their heart.

What we do

We assess and treat patients with adult cardiovascular (heart) disease. We have outpatient clinics, investigation suites and an inpatient ward co-located with Cardiothoracic Surgery. We have close links to Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and an extensive research and education program.

Find out more about our Cardiology services.

Who we care for

We provide care and treatment for people who are:

  • admitted into hospital with heart problems for management or investigation under Cardiology or Cardiology Heart Failure
  • referred to our specialist consulting clinics
  • referred for a cardiac test or procedure

How to access this service

Referral from your GP

You need a referral letter from your GP or medical practitioner to access this service.

Your doctor will need to fax your referral letter to us. We will be in contact with you in clinically recommended times, depending on waiting list length. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time.

Resources

All patient resources
  • Heart Foundation
  • Heart and Lung Transplant Trust (Victoria)

    A not-for-profit association whose membership consists of heart and lung transplant patients, recipients, their carers and families

  • The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

    A society that includes basic science, the failing heart and advanced lung disease

  • Healthy Men: Your Heart 2013 3 MB

    Health information booklet for men

  • Your guide to heart failure 2 MB

    Information about our programs

  • The Alfred - Right Heart Catherisation

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Exercise ECG test

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Cardiac biopsy

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Cardiac MRI

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Echocardiogram (Echo)

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Electrophysiology / Radio Frequency Ablation

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Stress echocardiogram

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Transoesophageal Echocardiogram (TOE)

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Computer Tomography (CT) Angiogram

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Electrocardiogram (ECG)

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Holter Monitor

    Information for patients

  • The Alfred - Event Monitor

    Information for patients

Head of service
Prof David Kaye

Contact us

The Alfred
Heart Centre

Philip Block, Level 3,

55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004

  • Phone (03) 9076 3263 OR (03) 9076 6525
  • Fax (03) 9076 2461
  • Enquiries email
    h.centre@alfred.org.au
Opening hours
Mon - Fri
8.30am - 5.00pm

After hours service available for emergency consultations
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Related services & clinics

  • General Cardiology
  • Specialised Cardiology
  • Pacing
  • Coronary Intervention
  • Imaging
  • Heart Failure & Transplant
  • Electrophysiology
  • Structural Heart

Related research

  • Cardiology research
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    (03) 9076 1000
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