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Cardiac (heart) services

Images showing some of the cardiology services across East Kent Hospitals

At East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust we diagnose and treat a full range of heart disorders, including:

  • coronary artery disease

  • cardiac arrhythmias

  • cardiac failure

  • stable angina

  • heart attack

  • unstable angina

  • valvulvar heart disease

  • cardiomyopathies

  • syncope

  • black-outs.

We also insert pacemakers and implantable devices.

Procedures and tests we can offer

  • Trans-oesophageal echocardiogram - a procedure to assess the structure of the heart.

  • Cardioversion - a procedure to correct heart rhythms.

  • Angiography - used to diagnose the efficiency of the blood supply to the heart.

  • Angioplasty - a procedure to treat narrowing of the arteries surrounding the heart (currently available at William Harvey Hospital only).

Referral to our hospitals

Your GP can refer you to our heart centres and heart specialists if he or she is concerned you may have a problem with you heart.

Outpatient request for cardiac investigation

Request for echocardiogram

If you suspect you are experiencing a heart attack, please ACT. Call an ambulance - the quicker you get to hospital, the quicker we can treat you and the more effective your treatment will be.

Find out more about heart attacks and their treatment.

We have invested heavily in our heart services over recent years to bring you state-of-the-art facilities for heart procedures at the East Kent Cardiac Catheter Suite (William Harvey Hospital, Ashford) and the Heart Centre (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate).

Outpatient heart services

Outpatient services (services that do not require a stay in hospital, e.g. a consultation with your doctor or tests) are available at:

We provide an extensive cardiac rehabilitation programme for people who have suffered heart attacks or have had any surgery on the heart.
Ben Eddy
Name
Eddy, Mr Benjamin
Job title
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Specialty
Urology and Urological Oncology
Special interests
Prostate and Kidney Cancer, Robotic and laparoscopic surgery Robotic, Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy, Advanced Diagnostics for Prostate Cancer, Training in Robotic Surgery
Education and career history
Qualified from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in 1996, Member of Royal College of Surgeons MRCS(Eng) 2000, Trained as Urology Specialist Registrar in South Thames Region, Obtained Fellowship in Urology FRCS(Urol) 2006, Completed International Robotic Fellowship Program Jan 2008 – June 2009 Adelaide Australia, Consultant Urological Surgeon Southmead Bristol June 2009 – June 2010, Appointed East Kent Hospitals Trust in June 2010, Set up Robotic Surgical Service at EKHUFT, National Trainer in Robotic Surgery, Established Robotic Fellowship Program EKHUFT, Awarded Urology Foundation National Robotic Training Centre 
 
Awarded John Anderson Award 2017, British Association Of Urological Surgeons 
 
Qualifications: 
MBBS, BSc, MRCS, FRCS(Eng) 
 
Memberships: 
General Medical Council 
Royal College of Surgeons England 
British Association of Urological Surgeons 
European Association of Urology 
American Urological Association 
Royal Society of Medicine 
British Medical Association 
Location
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Contact details
Secretary Nicola Phelan 01227 868 768 ext 722 8768

Information about our hospitals

Please click the links below for lots of information about visiting our hospitals (including travel and parking):

*Please note that the Cardiology unit at Kent and Canterbury Hospital has moved and is now opposite Ambulatory Care. Please ask a member of staff for directions.

East Kent Cardiac Catheter Suite (William Harvey Hospital)

  • Tel: 01233 616830

The Heart Centre (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital)

  • Tel: 01843 235042