Cardiologist Consultation

We offer access to cardiology services in association with Wakefield Heart Centre in Wellington. Wakefield Heart Centre offers the full range of invasive and non-invasive cardiology service and also offers cardiac surgery. 
Alexander Sasse
Cardiologist FRACP FCSANZ DM(Dr.med.) Adj.Prof.
Malcolm Abernethy
Cardiologist FRACP FCSANZ

Services

Exercise Testing

Exercise testing is essential in prescribing an individual training program. It is also used in the diagnosis of heart disease.

Echocardiography

Access to modern 2D and 3D echocardiography. Transthoracic or transoesphageal echo depending on indication. 

Stress Echo

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Cardiac MRI

Cardiac MRI adds a further dimension to cardiac imaging and diagnosis. It allows detailed insights into structure and function of the heart - without radiation.

Cardiac CT

Cardiac CT allows yet again a different way to look at the heart. It is especially useful for precise measurements of heart structures and can be used as an alternative form of angiography (CTCA). 

Angiography

Coronary angiography remains the 'Gold Standard' for viewing the coronary arteries. It is the basis for interventions in the coronary arteries including the use of stents (PCI). 
Learn more about coronary anatomy here. 

    General inquiries or to initiate a cardiologist consultation, please get in touch:

Recent News

​Wakefield Hospital Opens New $3.3 Million Cath Lab

The new Catheterisation Laboratory is the first of its kind in New Zealand, providing the next generation imaging for cardiology and radiology examinations.  The unique technology at the heart of this new system significantly improves image quality whilst drastically reducing radiation dose to the patient (and operator) by up to 60% compared to conventional imaging equipment.
The lab, which visualises the blood vessels of the heart, or other areas of the body such as the leg and brain, and can be used to treat any abnormality found, will enable Wakefield Hospital specialists to provide an enhanced range of services and manage cardiovascular disease for thousands of patients in the region every year.
Coronary Angioplasty and stenting, the closure of some congenital heart defects, the treatment of stenotic heart valves, electrophysiology studies and implanting pacemakers will be among the many procedures carried out at the new lab.[link]

Wakefield Heart Center First in New Echocardiography Technology

Wakefield Heart Centre will offer the latest generation of cardiac echocardiography scanner when we reopen in January 2016. It was just recently released in the USA and Europe and it will be one of the first in this part of the world. 
It offers advanced 3D technology and yet a sharper and more detailed view of the heart. 
This new scanner helps us in the diagnosis of structural heart disease, heart failure, valve problems. It can be used for adults and children and it is also used for some procedures in the cath lab that involve implantation of larger devices (ASD, PFO. LAA, TAVI). 

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