Exercise or dobutamine stress echocardiogram. These tests are specialised ultrasound scans of the heart, designed to test for significant blockages in your heart arteries.
Cardiac and thoracic care
Safe and complex care for every aspect of your heart, lungs and vascular system from an expert team that is continuously working to advance care and pioneer new techniques.
Here to help you get the treatment you need
We understand how worrying it is when you are experiencing symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness or blackouts. When you choose The Harborne Hospital, you’ll have rapid access to the region's leading cardiac consultants who will arrange any tests or scans you need to diagnose your symptoms.
Our specialists cover every aspect of your heart, lungs and vascular system. We’ll give you a fast and accurate diagnosis, and offer a treatment plan that’s personalised to your condition.
The Harborne Hospital is a part of HCA Healthcare UK, which is number one across the UK for private cardiac care1, with 98% of patients saying they would recommend our consultants to family and friends2.
Why choose The Harborne Hospital?
- Fast access to care. When you make a cardiology appointment, our expert consultants will see you within days.
- Quick and accurate results. We’ll arrange the tests you need without delay, and you’ll have your results in a matter of days.
- Safe and complex care. From a multidisciplinary team that includes cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and expert clinical nurse specialists.
- A seamless experience. We offer everything you need — testing, diagnosis, and pre- and post-operative care.
- Image-guided and minimally invasive procedures. Including access to a state-of-the-art hybrid catheter lab and theatre for certain procedures.
- Intensive Treatment Unit. For one-to-one around-the-clock critical care for complex conditions.
Our expert team
Throughout your treatment you’ll have seamless and collaborative care from a team that covers all of your needs, including: specialist consultants, clinical nurse specialists, experienced nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals.
As a part of HCA UK, our team consists of specialists who are continuously working to advance care and pioneer new techniques. We can perform coronary revascularisation for patients who had previously inoperable conditions, and minimal access cardiac surgeries that reduce trauma for a speedier recovery. Consultants in our network even used the world’s first radiation-free ablation to treat an irregular heartbeat.
Our cardiac multidisciplinary team meets regularly to share knowledge and determine the best treatment plans for even the most complex conditions.
Cardiac diagnostics and investigations we offer
Stress echocardiogram test
Blood pressure monitoring
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a non-invasive way of recording your blood pressure over 24 hours or longer.
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
An ECG (electrocardiogram) is a simple, non-invasive test used to assess your heart rate and rhythm.
Cardiac MRI scan
A cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan creates detailed pictures of your heart and major blood vessels to help diagnose and treat heart problems.
Cardiac CT scan
CT coronary angiogram with calcium scoring. A cardiac CT scan offers a non-invasive technique to evaluate the heart arteries and structure of the heart using X-rays.
Myocardial perfusion scanning
Myoview™ or nuclear stress test. A myocardial perfusion scan looks at blood flow patterns to the walls of the heart both during exercise and at rest
TOE heart scan
A transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE) is a specialised cardiac scan that helps diagnose heart problems.
Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE)
A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is a diagnostic scan that uses echocardiography (ultrasound) to scan your heart and assess its function. If you're experiencing heart symptoms or concerns, a transthoracic echocardiogram can help our cardiac specialists provide you with a diagnosis.
Bronchial challenge test
This straightforward assessment measures lung sensitivity to diagnose asthma
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET)
AN ASSESSMENT OF YOUR HEART AND LUNG FUNCTION A CPET tests how well your heart and lungs work during exercise by monitoring heart rate, blood pressure and breathing
Conditions we treat
Angina
Angina is a condition that results in pain in the chest, among other symptoms, due to a reduction in the flow of blood to the heart muscles.
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Also referred to as myocardial infarction or unstable angina. We treat symptoms of acute coronary syndrome at our world-class hospitals.
Cardiac arrhythmia
Arrhythmia is any disturbance of the normal electrical activity of your heart, causing an irregular or abnormally fast or slow heartbeat. They’re common and often highly treatable or manageable.
Coronary artery disease
From complex cardiothoracic surgery to tests and diagnostic procedures, we provide exceptional cardiac care across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
Diabetes
From complex medical conditions to diagnostics tests, scans and procedures, we provide exceptional care across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
Myocarditis
From complex surgery to straightforward procedures, we provide exceptional care across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
Endocarditis
From straightforward cardiac procedures to complex cardiothoracic surgery, we provide exceptional care across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
High blood pressure
We provide exceptional care across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics for diagnostic testing.
Low blood pressure
From complex surgery to diagnostic tests and procedures, we provide exceptional healthcare across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
Heart valve disease
One or more of your heart valves becomes damaged or diseased. The diseased or damaged heart valve can affect the flow of blood in your heart in one of two ways.
Heart failure
Heart failure means your heart isn't able to work effectively due to weakness or damage caused by disease or injury.
Asthma
A common respiratory condition that affects both adults and children, causing breathing difficulties sometimes exasperated by external sources. The airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus.
COPD
COPD is a term to describe lung conditions that cause breathing problems.
Emphysema
From complex surgery to straightforward procedures, we provide exceptional care across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
Lung cancer
Cancer that begins in the lungs is called primary lung cancer, and is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK. If you are diagnosed with lung cancer, you will have immediate access to our world-leading consultants and state-of-the-art hospitals
Sleep apnoea
As well as a dedicated centre at London Bridge, we also offer tests and treatment across our HCA UK network.
Tuberculosis (TB)
If you experience the symptoms of TB, our respiratory consultants are able to diagnose and treat you.
Acute and chronic lung infections
Carditis
Including myocarditis and endocarditis.
COVID-19 recovery
Peripheral arterial disease
Your treatment pathway
On your first visit, you’ll see an expert consultant who specialises in cardiac care. They’ll review your symptoms, arrange any necessary tests and scans and discuss your results with you either on the same day or at a follow up appointment. Based on your results they'll then recommend the best treatment options available to you.
Testing, diagnostics and medical management
Our cardiology consultants provide the latest tests and scans to diagnose your symptoms as well as the treatment and medical management of cardiac conditions. We fit implantable devices such as pacemakers and can monitor inherited conditions.
Interventional cardiology
If your consultant determines you need interventional treatment, we can perform minimally invasive procedures such as angioplasty (stents) and ablation, unblocking arteries or inserting aortic valves through arteries in the groin or arm.
Cardiac surgery
If surgery is required for valve, vessel or structural repairs, we offer a wide range of procedures using minimal access techniques (through smaller incisions, often between the ribs) or open sternotomy when required.
Treatments we offer
Balloon valvuloplasty
VALVULOPLASTY OF THE MITRAL, AORTIC OR PULMONARY VALVE
If you have a narrowed heart valve, you may benefit from a balloon valvuloplasty
Heart valve surgery
Heart valve replacement an heart valve repair. Surgery to correct heart valve problems by either replacing the affected valve with a new valve or repairing the existing valve.
Left atrial appendage occlusion closure | HCA UK
ALSO KNOWN AS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE
A non-surgical cardiac procedure that can reduce the risk of stroke if you have atrial fibrillation.
MitraClip®
A MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT FOR MITRAL VALVE LEAK
The repair of a mitral valve to reduce regurgitation using a highly manoeuvrable trans-catheter technique
Mitral valve surgery
SURGERY FOR LEAKING OR NARROWED (STENOSED) MITRAL VALVE
Surgery to repair or replace a diseased mitral valve
Patent foraman ovale closure
Repair of a hole in the heart. If you have a hole in the heart known as patent foramen ovale, our HCA UK cardiologists can treat you with closure surgery.
Percutaneous valve treatments
MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENTS FOR AORTIC STENOSIS
We offer the most advanced treatments including TAVI, MitraClip, and balloon vulvuloplasty
Endovascular Renal denervation (RDN)
TREATMENT FOR RESISTANT HYPERTENSION
If you have high blood pressure resistant to medication, our renal experts can treat you with denervation
Aortic root surgery
AORTIC ANEURYSM SURGERY
If you experience heart related problems that require aortic root surgery, our cardiac experts can help to treat you
Aortic valve surgery
TYPES OF AORTIC HEART SURGERY
We offer the most advanced procedures for aortic valve surgery, including endoscopic, TAVI and open heart valve repair
Heart bypass surgery (CABG)
Heart bypass surgery is a treatment for coronary heart disease. The coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure helps to restore blood flow to the heart where arteries have become blocked, a condition which can result in pain in the chest or more serious cardiovascular complications.
Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS)
A surgical procedure to repair an aorta root affected by Marfan Syndrome
Other treatments and tests we offer:
Lung volume reduction surgery for COPD and emphysema
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Ravitch procedure to correct severe pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum
Pigeon chest bracing
Book an appointment
Our team can help with any enquiries or you can make an appointment with one of our experienced consultants.
1 Based on national private cardiac volumes. Data source: The Private Healthcare Information Network (1 Oct 21 - 30 Sep 22).
2 Based on national private cardiac volumes and patient satisfaction questionnaires at HCA UK hospitals in 2022.