Cardiology patient information
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Patient information about emergencies, the cath lab and rapid access chest pain clinic.
Important: Heart emergencies
If you experience chest pain that does not resolve with rest or glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), especially if you are feeling unwell, you should dial 999. You should continue to take any medications your GP has prescribed.
See more information from NHS inform about what to do in a heart emergency.
Know Who To Turn ToImportant: Cardiovascular information at NHS inform
Identifying, treating and managing cardiovascular conditions, disorders and emergencies.
Heart and blood vessels information at NHS informRapid access chest pain clinic
If you have been referred to the rapid access chest pain clinic, you should receive a phone call to make an appointment. This will come from a member of our cardiorespiratory administration team, to the phone number that you have provided. Please allow one working day from referral for us to call you. If you do not hear from the team by then, or need to change your appointment:
phone 01463 704 249
Please leave an answerphone message with your details if there's no answer.
About the clinic
This is a cardiology nurse-led service to discuss and investigate symptoms of chest pain/angina. Other symptoms may not be discussed. If this clinic is not the right one for you, please let us know when we call.
Please arrive a few minutes before your appointment time and allow sufficient time for parking. There is a toilet in the waiting area. The clinic is in the cardiorespiratory department, on level 1 in Zone 6.
You may be offered a treadmill test, so please bring comfortable clothing and appropriate soft-soled footwear. A small number of patients are admitted to hospital from clinic, if the symptoms or treadmill test suggest this is necessary, so please inform someone that you are coming and bring any important phone numbers with you.
About angina
Read about angina causes, symptoms and treatment at the British Heart Foundation.
Cath lab patient information (video)
What to expect when you visit the GE Innova cardiac catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) at Raigmore Hospital.
Preparing for the cath lab
- welcome to the cath lab
- information about the procedures
- preparing for the day
- arrangements for the day
- commonly asked questions
- how the day will go
- risks of the procedure
- further information
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The Cardiology team at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness - including videos.
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Cardiology patient information
Patient information about emergencies, the cath lab and rapid access chest pain clinic.