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The RD&E NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive diagnostic and interventional cardiology service to a population of around 500,000. The department has six cardiologists based within the RD&E and two visiting cardiologists from North Devon. Recent investment by the Trust has enabled the development of a second cardiac catheterisation lab and the refurbishment of the original cath lab with state of the art facilities.
We currently provide a 24 hour service for primary angioplasty, which aims to provide patients suffering from heart attacks with access to a dedicated, consultant-led theatre team who will perform potentially life saving angioplasty soon after a patient’s arrival in hospital.
This site contains:
- Links to the key personnel within the cardiology department.
- Phone numbers of key staff and locations within the department.
- Access to electronic copies of our patient information leaflets.
We have links with other organisations such as the British Heart Foundation, where a wealth of information is available regarding cardiac conditions.
If you would like to provide feed back on the information on this site or have any suggestions for improvement contact: Anna.Cowley@rdeft.nhs.uk.
Cardiac MRI Images - Click on the links below to view an animated image.
Click here to view a Cardiac MRI angiogram of heart
Click here to view a Cardiac MRI of normal heart
Click here to view a Cardiac MRI perfusion study to look for angina
Click here to view a Stress Cardiac MRI study to look for angina
Introduction