The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre

Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery is dedicated to the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of (non-cardiac) diseases of the chest. We provide service to a broad range of thoracic issues

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Cardiovascular Surgery

Your heart and how it works

The heart is a muscular pump. The right side of the heart receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs, where the blood picks up oxygen that you have breathed in. The left side of the heart receives this oxygen-ri...

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Electrophysiology

An Electrophysiological Study (EP Study) is a procedure to test your heart's electrical system. It is the electrical system of the heart that generates the heartbeat.

The results of the study may help the Electrophysiologist (a specialist in ele...

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Interventional Cardiology

A cardiac angiogram is a type of x-ray using a special dye, which shows if an artery is narrowed or blocked. The artery can be viewed or recorded on film / video.

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