Cardiac Clinical Physiology – Information for Health Professionals.

Cardiac Physiology

A Clinical Physiologist (Cardiac) commonly see patients with suspected/known angina from coronary artery disease, heart rhythm disturbances, shortness of breath, suspected structural heart abnormalities or dysfunctions, and patients with implantable cardiac devices

Investigations/Interventions

• Electrocardiography (ECG - resting and overtime): including Exercise Stress Testing, Ambulatory Monitoring (Holter/Event) and Tilt table testing
• Cardiac Catheterisation haemodynamic monitoring: coronary angiography, right heart catheterisation, PTCA, structural
• Cardiac Rhythm Management: Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) (advanced areas of practice)
• Echocardiography: (advanced areas of practice)
• Electrophysiology: (advanced areas of practice)

External Links:

• Professional Association for Cardiac Physiologists: Professionals in Cardiac Science in Australia (PiCSA) 
• Echocardiographers are accredited to practice through the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry