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A Taranaki company is now offering specialist cardiac testing that wasn’t previously available in the region. A Stress Echocardiograph is “an ultrasound of the heart”, CardioScan Aotearoa general manager and sleep physiologist Jez Morris said. “The echocardiogram (echo) has been available at the hospital and privately, but...

We are introducing myPatch, with superior multiday 3-channel recording and leading standards in comfort and compliance. Attached in under 30 seconds, the lightweight, showerproof myPatch Holter allows patients to continue their daily routines and activities without limits while delivering greater clarity and results. With no battery...

Heart disease is the biggest killer in NZ and although not curable, it can be both preventable and treatable. Our service is dedicated to Holter and Cardiac Event Monitoring that gives patients an option to have a device fitted directly at the GP practice. The report...

As a Clinical Cardiac Physiologist at Taranaki District Health Board, I often get asked what different heart monitoring tests are available to help reassure a patient that they have a healthy heart and that the dizziness, shortness of breath or palpitations they are experiencing are nothing...

The quality of ECG tracings and subsequent analysis obtained during a Cardiac Event Recorder is superior to what is currently available in Taranaki. These monitors do not rely solely on the patient's ability to initiate an event, therefore, nullifying the risk of unrecorded, potentially life-threatening...