New coronary technology on show at Canberra Hospital

Surgeons work on a patient in Canberra Hospital's new Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Cardiology patients at Canberra Hospital will be treated more quickly and exposed to less radiation using a new $1.27 million machine unveiled on Thursday.

The new technology also allows cardiologists to get more accurate images of the heart to provide more precise care.

"This cardiac lab is helping to save lives every day. Improving survival rates for people with angina and heart attacks is the key task here and this new investment in equipment is helping our doctors and nurses to perform that care even better, with survival rates that are better than the national average," Health Minister Simon Corbell said.

Canberra Hospital's new Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory allows patients to be treated more quickly and exposed to less radiation. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Dr Ren Tan, director of cardiology at Canberra Hospital, said the hospital's new Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory was only the third in Australia.

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"It will now allow us to treat more patients with angina and heat attacks to allow us to deliver efficient care and reduce the length of stay in hospital. It can get them to diagnostic and treatment procedures quickly," he said.

"The main advantage of this machine is that it now allows us to be more precise in our procedures, because the X-ray tube and X-ray receptor are completely new.

"The radiation levels emitted by the machine are extremely low, so it improves safety for patients and staff."

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