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Lunch in the Heart of Sydney

Sep 04 2023
Lunch in the Heart of Sydney Friday 29th September 2023 This year the Heart Centre for Children and Kids Heart Research are coordinating our firs...

Rising Star Award

Feb 22 2022
We would like to congratulate Dr Gillian Blue from Kids Heart Research, Heart Centre for Children who was awarded the Rising Star Award at the 2021...

Team Harley - City2Surf 2017

Jun 27 2017
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Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some of the questions that are frequently asked by patients and families.  Click on one of these categories for FAQ's relevant to that area.  If you have a question that isn't answered here, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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In order to see a Cardiologist, you need to have a referral from your General Practitioner (GP) or specialist, addressed to an individual Cardiologist.  This should be posted or faxed to us (see contact page for details).  If urgent, please call us on (02) 9845 2345.

Generally, clinic appointments take between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on the tests that your child requires.  We try our best to keep to appointment times, but emergencies can happen so please allow extra time when coming for your appointment.

Pre-admission is an all-day clinic, starting at 9am.  It involves seeing multiple specialists and having a number of tests done.  This clinic generally finishes around 2.30pm but times can vary.

 

We see fetal patients, newborns, infants and children of all ages, up to around 16 years old, at which time the transition process to adult care starts.

Please bring your Medicare Card and a referral letter addressed to the Cardiologist you are seeing or request form from your doctor.

Your child with meet with the preadmission nurse, have an ECG performed, meet with an anaethesist, possibly meet with a genetic counsellor about participating in the DNA Bank, have blood tests performed, a chest x-ray done and see the cardiac resident or registrar for patient medical history.  Some patients will also have a cardiac ultrasound (echo) done.

Preadmission clinic is a great time to ask any questions you may have before your child's surgery.

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