Cardiologists treat a wide myriad of cardiac conditions. Here at Sydney City and Burwood Heart Centre we take a proactive approach to cardiac care, not only focussing on the single symptom you may have presented with, but also examining your overall cardiac health, risk factors and coming up with a personalised health management plan which focusses on diagnosis of your presenting complain, and managing your risk factors to prevent future development of disease. We use a combination of lifestyle and therapeutic management techniques to reduce your short and long term cardiac health.
Some of the symptoms you my experience which we can help with:
- Palpitations or the sensation of a racing heart
- Racing hearts, or heart beats which are too slow
- Chest pain, tightness or heaviness
- Dizzy spells and fainting spells
- Shortness of breath or running out of puff
- Swelling in the ankles and calves
Some of the cardiac conditions we treat include:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Family history of heart disease and your individual risk of developing cardiac disease
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiomyopathy – abnormalities of your heart structure
- Abnormal rhythms problems/arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF), ventricular tachycardia (VT) , supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), bradycardia
- Leaking valves or stenosed valve, for example conditions such as mitral valve prolapse (MVP), aortic stenosis or bicuspid aortic valves
- Dilated aortas
- Pericardial effusions and percarditis
We also provide assistance in understanding the impact of a multitude of general conditions which impact on the heart, including
- Smoking cessation and counselling
- Cardiac impacts of sleep apnoea
- Cardiac risk factors for stroke
- Understanding the impact of diabetes on the heart
We also have a specialised interest in conditions affecting women: Cardiac disease in women