Papworth Clinic: Heart surgery and cardiothoracic treatment in Cambridgeshire, UK

Papworth Clinic in Cambridgeshire offers private treatment at the UK's largest and leading specialist cardiothoracic hospital, with an international reputation for delivering the highest levels of clinical quality for patients with heart and lung conditions.

Their internationally recognised services are available to all; patients who are insured, paying for their own personal treatment or international patients. Treatment is performed by the UK’s finest consultants and expert surgeons with some of the country's best results.

Private services include; specialist cardiology and heart scans, treatment for heart arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm), cardiac surgery including; heart bypass, heart valve repair and replacement and TAVI surgery.

At Papworth Clinic private patients are seen by the consultant of their choice at every appointment, ensuring a higher level of personal care and attention.

Putting patients first at Papworth Clinic

The staff at Papworth are committed to delivering the highest levels of clinical quality and providing the best standards of personalised care for patients. Papworth has a reputation as one of the best performing hospitals in the UK, achieving some of the best outcomes in the world for their patients.

Papworth retains an excellent record on infection control, regularly out performing the tough national infection control targets. They earned top scores in a recent major independent survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.

Cardiac services and heart surgery at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire

Papworth Hospital provides cardiac services for all aspects of the diagnosis, management and treatment of heart conditions in adults.

Cardiac diagnostics

Papworth provides a range of diagnostic tests designed to assess the structure and function of the heart. These include:

Electrocardiogram (ECG – heart tracing)
Holter Monitoring (Ambulatory ECG recorded over 24/48 hour period)
Event recording (recording rhythms of heart)
Exercise Tests (tracing recording during a measured piece of exercise)
Echocardiography (measurement of the structure and function of the heart chambers and valves)
Tilt Test (to assess causes of faintness of dizziness)

Papworth Hospital cardiac treatment in the UK

Cardiology

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading centres in coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting, undertaking high volumes with a lower complication rate than other peer group hospitals. Papworth is one of the first centres in Europe to offer transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) a procedure for patients at high risk with aortic valve disease.

Electrophysiology and devices

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading centres for Electrophysiology (EP). This rapidly developing area uses the latest 3D mapping equipment and is the fastest growing cardiology service in Papworth, the UK and internationally.

Cardiac surgery

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading and largest specialist providers of cardiac surgery including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), and is the UK’s largest valve repair/replacement centre.

Thoracic services at Papworth Hospital

Papworth Hospital provides care to patients with a wide range of acute and chronic chest conditions, including:

Thoracic surgery
Thoracic oncology
Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
Respiratory infection, inflammation and immunology (RIII) service
Respiratory physiology laboratory
Pulmonary vascular disease unit (PVDU)
Respiratory support and sleep centre (RSSC)

Support services at Papworth Hospital near Cambridge in the UK

Papworth’s Radiology Service has a key role in the diagnosis of all cardiothoracic conditions. The service uses state-of-the art imaging technology and facilities include a dedicated 64-slice cardiac dual source CT scanner and a MRI scanner. The five angiography suites allow access to:

Diagnostic angiograms
Coronary angioplasty
ASD/PFO closures
Percutaneous aortic valve replacements
Electrophysiology studies and ablations
Myocardial biopsies
Line and pacemaker insertions
DEXA Scanner

Papworth’s Pathology Service supports all departments of the hospital. Its services include:

Histopathology
Respiratory cytopathology
Blood Sciences
Microbiology
A specialist immunology service; immunological profiling, T-Spot immunological testing for latent TB

Patient information

Further information for patients can be found on Papworth Clinic's website:

International patients at Papworth Clinic

Papworth welcomes patients from all around the world to benefit from their specialist services. They can arrange for an interpreter when necessary and can organise appointments, admission to the hospital and can help with financial matters, through liaison with embassies, international insurance companies and other organisations.

Contact details

Papworth Clinic at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Papworth Everard

Cambridge

CB23 3RE

Tel: +44 (0) 1480 364 639

Email: privatepatientservice@papworth.nhs.uk
Web: www.papworthclinic.com

Make an enquiry or send an email to the Papworth Clinic appointments department.

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