The doctor explains the procedure, outlining for the patient and family members its potential benefits, risks, and complications, and asks the patient to provide informed consent. The test cannot be conducted without this consent. The patient is given a local anesthetic (painkiller) at the site of...
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This test is not covered by OHIP. There is a fee of $100.00 payable by cash or cheque at the time of the appointment. Once your doctor has sent the referral, the Cardiac Imaging department will contact you directly to book an appointment. Please make sure your contact information is accurate. Set up...
Your doctor must order this test. Your doctor will fax a requisition to 613-696-7197 or electronically submit a completed form to the Arrhythmia Monitoring Centre to book an appointment. The office staff will contact you with the date and time. A few days before your scheduled appointment, you will...
Note: Please bring your Health Card and all of your medications in their original containers along with any vitamins or supplements that you take. Many of our patients also find it helpful to bring: A family member or friend to take notes or ask questions A list of your own questions to ensure that...
Note: Please bring your Health Card and all of your medications in their original containers along with any vitamins or supplements that you take. Many of our patients also find it helpful to bring: A family member or friend to take notes or ask questions A list of your own questions to ensure...
A nurse, medical radiation technologist, or doctor will explain the test and, if necessary, have you sign an informed consent form. This form may be required before the scan can be performed. This is a good time for you to ask any additional questions you may have. A low heart rate is necessary to...
Upon check-in, you will be given a screening form asking you about anything that might create a health risk or interfere with imaging. An MRI technologist will review this form with you prior to starting the test. You will not be able to wear anything metallic or bring any metallic objects into the...
Electrical cardioversions are performed with anesthetic. An intravenous catheter will be inserted in your arm to deliver fluids and medication. Pads are placed on your chest and back and hooked up to an external defibrillator. When the patient is asleep the physician delivers a shock. Usually, one...
You will be asked to change into a hospital gown and remove any jewellery in the chest area. This reduces the risk of any interference that can be caused by clothing or jewellery. You will be asked to stand in front of the detector in the X-ray room. A medical radiation technologist will confirm...
Once you are confirmed for bypass surgery, this is what you may expect. Blood tests, an electrocardiogram, and chest X-rays are done before the procedure. A consent form must be signed before the operation. Before signing, it is important that you ask any questions you have. Once in the cardiac...
A sonographer (a person trained in ultrasound imaging) will explain the test to you and answer any questions you may have. You will be asked to remove all upper body clothing, put on a gown with the opening to the front, and lie down on an examination table. Adhesive electrodes will be applied to...
The test is performed in the ECG clinic located on the second floor of the Heart Institute. You will be asked to remove your jewellery and to put on a hospital gown. The ECG technician will explain the procedure to you. The technician will apply small sticky pads (electrodes) to several spots on...
Before you go for the procedure, the doctor will come and meet with you in the Day Unit; this will be a good time to ask any final questions you may have. Your study will take place in the EP Lab at the Heart Institute. You will be given a medication to help you to relax and you may fall asleep...
A wide range of tests are performed before the procedure. A nurse or doctor asks the patient to provide informed consent. This is required before the procedure is performed. The patient is placed under general anesthesia and remains unconscious for the entire operation. The patient is taken by...
Blood tests, an electrocardiogram, and chest X-rays are done before the procedure. A consent form must be signed before the operation. Before signing, it is important to ask as many questions as possible. Once in the cardiac operating room, anesthesia is administered. This is so you will remain...
Before you go for your implant, the doctor will come and meet you in the Day Unit. This will be a good time to ask any questions you may have. Once you are in the Day Unit, the final preparations for your procedure will start. You will change into a hospital gown. You may have a small intravenous...
Blood tests, an electrocardiogram, and chest X-rays are done before the procedure. A consent form must be signed before the operation. Before signing, it is important that you ask any questions you have. You are then taken by stretcher to the Cardiac Operating Room. You will be placed under general...
1. The MitraClip procedure is performed in a cardiac catheterization lab, not in the cardiac operating room. 2. Patients receive a general anesthetic and will be asleep for the procedure. 3. Insertion of the MitraClip is done with the use of a catheter which is inserted through the femoral vein in...
A nuclear technologist will explain the test to you and answer any questions you may have. You will receive an injection in the vein of one arm with a compound which prepares the blood for the tracer. Approximately 30 minutes later, a blood sample will be drawn from you to mix with a radioactive...
A nuclear technologist will explain the test to you and answer any questions you may have. You will receive an injection in the vein of one arm. The injection contains a small amount of radioactive material that will travel to your heart muscle. Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be brought...