The majority of conditions are treatable at North Devon District Hospital, but you may need to be referred to another hospital for some specialist investigations and / or treatment.
Tests
You may be offered further testing, to help confirm your diagnosis, at other cardiac centres for the following investigations:
- Coronary angiography
- Cardiac MRI scan
- Trans-oesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)
- Electrophysiology (EP) Studies
- Lung Perfusion Scan
Please use link to BHF Heart Tests for more information on individual tests
Interventions
Depending on your diagnosis, the following treatment options will be provided, for the following, at specialist centres:
- Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery
- Pacemaker implantation
- Ablation
- Angioplasty & stenting
Please use link to BHF Heart Treatments for more information on individual tests