Dr Mark Kennedy
Western Hills Clinic
74 Western Hills Drive
Kensington
Whangarei 0112
www.healthpoint.co.nz
Dr Mark Kennedy - Private Internal Medicine Specialist
Postal Address
Contact Details
Phone (09) 435 4627, or if URGENT, Linda Clinical Nurse Specialist 021 689 447 outside of clinic hours
Mobile Emergency Phone (021) 702 395
Email admin@westernhillsclinic.co.nz
Healthlink EDI: west74hc
For any urgent Echocardiogram, Exercise Stress Echocardiogram or Exercise Tolerance Test, contact Clinical Nurse Specialist (Linda) on (09) 435 4627 on Tuesday and Thursday (or 021 689 447 outside those days). If she is unavailable and it is URGENT, call Mark Kennedy on (021) 702 395. We can undertake Transthoracic Echocardiograms most weekdays.
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Patient information:
An ECG (Electrocardiogram) tracing is a recording of your heart's electrical activity that can be read by your doctor. It is a quick, easy, painless test that records the electrical signals generated by the heart with each heart beat. Electrode patches are attached to your skin over your chest and limbs to measure the electrical impulses given off by your heart. An ECG may be performed as a routine screening test (e.g. before surgery) or in people complaining of problems such as chest pain, palpitations, high blood pressure, or shortness of breath. It can provide important information about the heart rhythm, a previous heart attack, thickness of the heart muscle, heart chamber enlargement or strain, inadequate oxygen delivery to the heart, or problems with the conduction of electrical signals through the heart.
The ECG procedure:
Cardiac signals are detected by multiple electrodes (sticky pads), placed on the chest and limbs, and transcribed onto paper by the ECG machine. The procedure takes approximately 5 - 10 minutes.
After the test:
Dr Kennedy will interpret the ECG. It is important to note that a normal ECG does not exclude heart disease, and further testing may be necessary. Depending on your history, examination and ECG findings, you may go on to have other investigations such as echocardiography or some form of cardiac exercise testing.
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