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The first angiogram patient at Toowoomba Hospital, Ken, with some of the treating team, from left, Alanea Espiritu, Dr Robert Gluer, Kirsten Douglas-Robinson and Joe Senagan (Photo: DDH)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 6, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new service at Toowoomba Hospital will stop some patients from having to travel to Brisbane to have a coronary angiogram.<\/p>\n

The procedure uses x-ray imaging and contrast dye to diagnose heart artery blockages.<\/p>\n

The first diagnostic angiogram to be done at the hospital was completed last Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went very smoothly, and everyone worked well as a team,\u201d Clinical Nurse Consultant Kirsten Douglas-Robinson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that we offer this service, patients may not need to travel to Brisbane for their procedure so they can stay in Toowoomba and have it done here.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that makes a big difference to patients like Ken from Allora, who had the procedure on Friday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was exciting being the first cab off the rank. Very pleased,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to see the hospital here has this facility to do this procedure, it\u2019s amazing.”<\/p>\n

Director of Cardiology Dr Robert Gluer said he was extremely proud of the team and their collaboration with the Medical Imaging department.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a massive team effort, the number of people involved and the time and energy that\u2019s gone into this can\u2019t be underestimated,” Dr Gluer said.<\/p>\n

“We were very lucky to have the Medical Imaging department upgrading their equipment, and funding from Toowoomba Hospital Foundation for a balloon pump.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means that patients will be able to have a diagnostic coronary angiogram here, and only people who need further procedures then need to travel to Brisbane.\u201d<\/p>\n

The introduction of the diagnostic service is the beginning of a bigger plan to grow local cardiac services at Toowoomba Hospital, including offering stents to heart attack patients in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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