Structural Heart Valve Team aims to provide a novel,
comprehensive, easily-accessible online resource for patients,
carers and healthcare professionals to improve knowledge of
structural heart disorders, treatment options, referral processes
and support networks.
The Team
Dr Mandie Townsend - Clinical
Director & Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Mark Turner - Consultant
Cardiologist
Dr Stephen Dorman - Consultant
Cardiologist
Mr Franco Ciulli - Consultant
Cardiac Surgeon
Mr Cha Rajakaruna - Consultant
Cardiac Surgeon
Mr Mark Yeatman - Consultant
Cardiac Surgeon
Toni Dorrington - Structural Heart
Valve Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist
Caron Finn - Structural Heart Valve
Disease Coordinator
Procedures, diagnostics and tests carried out at Bristol Heart
Institute
ECG
An electrocardiogram (ECG) is used to record
the electrical activity that accompanies each stage of a heartbeat.
This tracing is useful in diagnosing many heart conditions. It
requires placement of electrodes connected by stickers to the
skin of the chest. During an ECG, the patient should
not feel any pain or discomfort.
CT
Computerised tomography (CT).
This is a key screening test using X ray to assess your suitability
for TAVI procedure. A CT scan produces multiple images of the heart
from different angles, which the doctor can then see on a computer
screen.
MAYBE an image of a CT Aorta would be
good
Coronary angiogram
This is when a small tube is inserted into your
radial or femoral artery and images are taken of your heart
arteries. The main purpose is to assess the state of your coronary
arteries.
