London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital

Medical referral required

People requiring cardiac diagnosis and treatment

Most services covered by OHIP

English

Interpretation available upon request for most branches of the London Health Sciences Centre

London and Middlesex

Wheelchair Accessible

Care of cardiac patients requiring cardiac diagnosis and treatment

Clinics:

Arrhythmia Pre-Admission
Cardiac Surgery Pre-Admission
Cardiology Outpatient
Cardiac Surgery Outpatient
Echocardiography Lab - Examination of the heart and related structures using sound waves
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Lab - Diagnostic testing of the electrical activity within an individual's heart
Stress Lab - Assesses heart problems through a stress test
Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Clinics

Same-Day Procedures:

Cardiac Catheterization Lab - X-ray techniques to study the heart
Cardiac (Device) Implant Lab
Electrophysiology Lab - Care of cardiac arrhythmia patients
Laser Lead Extraction Program
Cardioversions
Transesophagael Echocardiogram (TEE) Room - Specialized form of echocardiogram, producing images of the heart from inside, rather than outside the body

In-Patient Units:

Cardiac Nutrition
Cardiac Social Work - Clinical social worker available to provide assessments, counselling and discharge planning services
Cardiac Surgery Recovery Unit
Coronary Care Unit
General Inpatient Unit
Perfusion

Inherited Heart Rhythm Clinic Comprehensive assessment and care for patients with inherited heart rhythm disorders * This is accomplished by an individualized, multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach that involve medical leadership and assessment, education

Cardiac Care Services