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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.
Name
Webb, Dr Michelle 
Job title
Consultant Nephrologist
Specialty
Renal Medicine
Special interests
Transplantation, living donation, pregnancy in CKD
Education and career history
Qualified in medicine at Cambridge University (clinical training Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel) 1988. Postgraduate training in medicine and nephrology was in London, predominantly Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital. Spent 2 years at the Necker Institute, Paris, doing immunological research for my MD. This was awarded by Cambridge University 1998 together with the Sir Lionel Whitby Medal. I was appointed a consultant at the trust in 1999. In addition to clinical responsibilities I have an interest in service improvement and 2006 - 08 was seconded part time to the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, as the clinical lead. The work involved reviewing management of patients leading up to transplantation or dialysis, across units in England and, spreading good practice. I was appointed trust Clinical Director for strategic development in 2008.
Location
Kent and Canterbury Hospital 
Maidstone General Hospital 
Contact details
Mandy Busby (K&C). Ext 7408

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