Dr Patrick Kay, Cardiologist, has been supplying specialist cardiology services for over 10 years.
He trained in medicine and cardiology in New Zealand before working in the Netherlands where he obtained a PhD in Interventional Cardiology. He is able to offer you 14 years experience in the area of angioplasty and stenting and is one of Auckland's busiest and most experienced Interventional Cardiologists.
Dr Patrick Kay also consults broadly on all areas of adult cardiology and offers all major investigations including:
- angiography
- angioplasty (radial and femoral)
- echocardiography
- treadmill exercise testing
- blood pressure monitoring
- Holter monitoring
- coronary CT scanning and calcium scoring
Dr Patrick Kay offers you a friendly responsive service and looks forward to your call.
What is Cardiology?
Cardiology is the specialty within medicine that looks at the heart and blood vessels. Your heart consists of four chambers which are responsible for pumping blood to your lungs and then the rest of your body. The study of the heart includes the heart muscle (the myocardium), the valves within the heart between the chambers, the blood vessels that supply blood (and hence oxygen and nutrients) to the heart muscle, and the electrical system of the heart which is what controls the heart rate.