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Heart Rhythm Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 8 Sep 2020 | Tags: arrhythmia
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a long-standing international reputation as a leading centre for the management and research of heart rhythm problems (known as arrhythmias). It has pioneered a number of rhythm interventional treatments in the UK National Health Service for supraventricular tachycardia, pacemaker and implantable defibrillator. …
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Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 2 May 2023
The Inherited Cardiovascular Condition service (ICC) at St George’s offers specialized care for the diagnosis, symptoms evaluation and management of patients and families affected with inherited cardiovascular conditions. We are a multidisciplinary team working across South-West London receiving supra-regional referrals from Surrey and the UK. We work in close partnership …
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Heart valve centre
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024
The Heart Valve Centre at St George’s Hospital specialises in diagnosing and treating cardiac conditions, including valve diseases, aortic disorders, and arrhythmias.
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Thoracic surgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Aug 2024
Our Thoracic Surgery service treats chest conditions, including lung cancer, using minimally invasive techniques for both planned and emergency procedures.
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Conditions for thoracic surgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Nov 2013
Your lungs We need oxygen to live. When we breathe in we take oxygen from the air into the lungs where it passes into the blood. The heart pumps this oxygen-rich blood to our organs and tissues. Carbon dioxide, a waste product from the tissues, is taken back to the …
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Thoracic surgery patient information
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Dec 2013
What can I expect? Most patients will have met the consultant thoracic surgeon at the surgical outpatients at St George’s Hospital or at one of the district hospital the team covers. At that stage a full explanation of the condition and surgical treatment will be given. Once you have been …
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Chronic Pain Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 6 Dec 2024 | Tags: chronic pain neurology neurosciences pain clinic Pain management service phoenix centre
Chronic (or persistent) pain is the term used to describe pain which has lasted longer than the usual healing time after an illness or injury – usually given as three to six months. Chronic pain can occur in any part of the body. It can be caused by an accident …
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Genomics – South West Thames Centre for Genomics
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's Hospital | Updated 20 Sep 2024
The South West Thames Centre for Genomics at St George’s offers specialised genetic services, including diagnostics and counselling, to patients in South West London, Surrey, and West Sussex. Our UKAS accredited laboratory provides diagnostic analysis and reporting for genetic disorders.
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Clinical Infection
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Apr 2019
The Clinical Infection Unit (CIU) provides specialist inpatient and outpatient Infectious Diseases services for the clinical diagnosis and management of adult patients with suspected or proven infections. CIU represents one arm of the newly-established infection care group. Medical leadership of CIU is delivered by 6 consultants Dr Angela Houston (Care …
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Fetal Medicine Unit/Day Assessment Unit
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 15 Feb 2023
Fetal Medicine Unit This unit at St Georges Hospital provides both a routine local ultrasound service and a high quality tertiary referral service to the South-West Thames region. The fetal Medicine Unit workload has been steadily increasing over the last five years, and this is a reflection of increasing delivery …
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