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Welcome to Cardiovascular Services

The cardiovascular team at Auckland City Hospital has an international reputation for cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. We have continued to be at the leading edge of innovation since pioneering heart surgeon Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes performed New Zealand's first open heart surgery on 11-year-old Helen Arnold in 1958.

Our services – information for patients and whānau

Auckland Regional Vascular Service

Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery that involves the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the arteries and veins of the vascular system.

The Auckland Regional Vascular Service catchment area extends from Central Auckland to Cape Reinga. 

Regional Vascular Services on Healthpoint.

 

Cardiology

Cardiology is the specialty within medicine that looks at the heart and blood vessels

Cardiac Conditions/Cardiology on Healthpoint.

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Units

The Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Units (CVICU and CVHDU) provide intensive care and high dependency care for adult patients (>15 yrs) with all conditions related to heart, lung and blood vessel surgery.

Auckland City Hospital CVICU is the national referral centre for adult patients requiring extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

Cardiothoracic and vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit information on Healthpoint.

Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service

The Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service (PCCS) is the sole provider of cardiology and cardiac surgical services for infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific Basin. Paediatric Cardiology on Healthpoint.

Heart or lung transplant surgery

Heart or lung transplant surgery can be performed on patients with end-stage heart or lung failure with poor life expectancy. Often other treatments have already been considered or attempted prior to recommendation. Some patients are not suitable for transplant surgery.

Cardiovascular Services Research

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