20 Years of
Cardiothoracic Surgery More than
More than 5,700 cardiothoracic operations have been
performed at Greenslopes Private Hospital over the
past 20 years.
The majority of these procedures
have involved open heart surgery with
patients undergoing coronary bypass
surgery or corrective surgery on the
aortic and mitral valve.
Patients who have received such
treatment have ranged in age from
23-years to 88-years of age, with an
average age of 69-years.
A group of highly skilled Cardiothoracic
Surgeons at Greenslopes Private
Hospital perform these procedures
using the latest technology and
prostheses.
Chair of Cardiology, Dr Paul Watson,
said Greenslopes Private Hospital offers
a one-stop service treating a wide
variety of both simple and complex
cardiac conditions. This extensive array
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of services is available to patients at the
facility which is located on Brisbane’s
south side.
“The hospital provides a comprehensive
range of both diagnostic and treatment
options for a variety of cardiac
conditions. A range of highly accurate
diagnostic cardiac services exists to
facilitate the accurate diagnosis of these
cardiac conditions,” Dr Watson said.
“Our highly skilled Cardiothoracic
Surgeons and Invasive and
Non-Invasive Cardiologists are
subsequently able to treat coronary
artery disease, cardiac valvular
pathology and electrophysiological
problems arising in the heart.”
The Greenslopes Emergency Centre
is open 24-hours a day, seven days a
Dr Paul Watson
5,700
operations
have been
carried out during
20 years
of cardiology
week, and provides direct access to
not only the Coronary Care Unit and
Cardiovascular Suites, but direct access
to treatment for acute life threatening
cardiac emergencies including heart
attacks, cardiac arrhythmias requiring
pacemaker implantation or defibrillation.
The hospital’s 29-bed Coronary Care
Unit is one of the largest units in
Australia and provides a private and
comfortable environment for patients
to be attended to and cared for by our
extensive range of highly specialised
doctors and nurses.