Wessex Cardiology (at Spire Southampton)

Wessex Cardiology is a private cardiology service operating in the South of England. They have a wide reach, covering Hampshire (including Southampton, New Forest, Lymington, Romsey, and Winchester), Isle of Wight, Wiltshire, Dorset, Channel Islands, and beyond. The service has been renowned for its comprehensive cardiac care since 1994 and boasts a team of consultants with national and international recognition, including the presidency of the British Cardiovascular Society. The service offers a range of general and specialist knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Their consultant Cardiologists are experts in various areas of cardiology, including General Cardiology, Palpitations, Valve Disease, and Coronary Artery Disease. Patients can book appointments on any day from Monday to Friday and can expect to receive one-to-one consultations with the consultant in a comfortable outpatient setting. The consultants take their time to explain the diagnosis and treatment plan to patients, and subsequent tests can be arranged to suit the patient's schedule.

The service offers non-invasive and invasive tests to diagnose heart conditions. Non-invasive tests include heart tracings, ultrasound studies of the heart, CT scans, MRI scans, and nuclear perfusion scans. Invasive tests involve passing tubes up to the heart to study it in more detail, such as angiography.

If necessary, treatment usually involves personalized medication and lifestyle advice. In some cases, more complex treatments like stents, pacemaker insertion, or surgery may be required. The service is equipped to perform stents and pacemakers, but they will refer patients to experts for other procedures such as ablation for an electrical disorder. If open-heart surgery is needed, the service will refer patients to one of their trusted local surgeons.