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The Medical Cardiology Department is a comprehensive service, accredited to perform invasive coronary procedures as well as diagnostic and ablative electrophysiological studies (meeting B2 and E criteria).<\/p>\n
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The department works in close collaboration with the Cardiac Surgery Department at CHU Saint-Pierre, meeting B3 <\/strong>criteria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our medical team provides a 24\/7 on-call service, ensuring continuous care day and night throughout the year.<\/p>\n Close coordination between the ambulance service, the Emergency Department, the Coronary Care Unit, and the Interventional Cardiology Unit minimises delay, which is essential for delivering optimal patient care. The proximity of the Coronary Care Unit and the Interventional Cardiology Unit further enhances this care pathway. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#00B9B4″ icon_color=”#00B9B4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_color=”#00B9B4″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”|-198px||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Areas of Expertise and Technique” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Our key areas of activity include:<\/p>\n To support these areas, we use a full range of non-invasive techniques and state-of-the-art echocardiography<\/strong>, including two-and three-dimensional imaging,<\/strong> as well as stress <\/strong>and exercise echocardiography.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The department is accredited as a university training centre and includes around a dozen cardiologists and approximately thirty nurses and technicians.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Belgium, cardiovascular disease accounts for 45% of all deaths. Against this backdrop, our Cardiology Department is dedicated to the care of adult patients with cardiovascular conditions. Our medical expertise, combined with state-of-the-art equipment, enables us to provide patients with the highest standard of care. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1496,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[3183,3288],"tags":[3356,3353,3358,3357,3355,3354,3360,3359,3361,3352,3362],"class_list":["post-65564","service","type-service","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardiology","category-service","tag-angioplastie","tag-avc","tag-cardiac","tag-cardiology","tag-coronary-angiography","tag-heart","tag-heart-attack","tag-heart-disease","tag-heart-failure","tag-hypertension","tag-strain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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