For health professionals—Cardiology

Better care for patients with heart conditions

Referrals

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of cardiac diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services. Referral forms are available below.

Referrals for cardiac catheterisation are directly with our interventional cardiology team

Diagnostic Services

State of the art Siemens Hybrid Coronary Angiography Suite

Diagnostic left heart catheterisation

Right heart catheterisation

Percutaneous coronary intervention including (Stenting, FFR and IVUS)

Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA)

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MIBI)

Transthoracic Echo (TTE) – outpatient and inpatient transthoracic echocardiogram

Transoesophageal Echo (TOE) – We currently offer TOE to inpatients at Latrobe Regional Hospital twice per week. This service is critical for patients with valvular disease requiring surgery or long-term treatment with intravenous antibiotics.

Direct Current Cardioversion – please refer to one of our cardiologists in the outpatient suite for assessment for DCR. If you are a cardiologist, please email your request for elective admission o: Unit-Patient-services@lrh.com.au

Electrocardiography (ECG)

24-hour cardiac holter monitor

Permanent pacemaker (PPM) and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) checks

Ambulatory BP monitoring

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Latrobe Regional Hospital also offers an evidence-based complete cardiac rehabilitation program designed for patients after a heart attack or heart failure admission.

Please fax referrals to: 03 5173 8386

Outpatient Cardiac Consultation

Gippsland Private Consulting Suites at LRH offer a range of outpatient clinics which are all bulk billed.
All appointments can be made with telehealth videoconferencing.

Clinics include:

  • General
  • Heart Failure
  • Chest Pain Assessment
  • Cardiothoracic
  • Atrial fibrillation

Contact details for referrals

Phone (03) 5173 8111

Fax outpatient and clinic referrals to (03) 5173 8199 or email Argusmessengercs34@lrh.com.au

ECG, holter monitor, ambulatory blood pressure and PPM/ICD checks referral forms should be faxed to (03) 5173 8386

Stress ECG referral forms should be faxed to (03) 5173 8199 or email Argusmessengercs34@lrh.com.au

Cardiac rehabilitation referral forms should be faxed to (03) 5173 8386