Papworth Clinic: Heart surgery and cardiothoracic treatment in Cambridgeshire, UK

Papworth Clinic in Cambridgeshire offers private treatment at the UK's largest and leading specialist cardiothoracic hospital, with an international reputation for delivering the highest levels of clinical quality for patients with heart and lung conditions.

Their internationally recognised services are available to all; patients who are insured, paying for their own personal treatment or international patients. Treatment is performed by the UK’s finest consultants and expert surgeons with some of the country's best results.

Private services include; specialist cardiology and heart scans, treatment for heart arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm), cardiac surgery including; heart bypass, heart valve repair and replacement and TAVI surgery.

At Papworth Clinic private patients are seen by the consultant of their choice at every appointment, ensuring a higher level of personal care and attention.

Putting patients first at Papworth Clinic

The staff at Papworth are committed to delivering the highest levels of clinical quality and providing the best standards of personalised care for patients. Papworth has a reputation as one of the best performing hospitals in the UK, achieving some of the best outcomes in the world for their patients.

Papworth retains an excellent record on infection control, regularly out performing the tough national infection control targets. They earned top scores in a recent major independent survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.

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Cardiac services and heart surgery at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire

Papworth Hospital provides cardiac services for all aspects of the diagnosis, management and treatment of heart conditions in adults.

Cardiac diagnostics

Papworth provides a range of diagnostic tests designed to assess the structure and function of the heart. These include:

• Electrocardiogram (ECG – heart tracing)
• Holter Monitoring (Ambulatory ECG recorded over 24/48 hour period)
• Event recording (recording rhythms of heart)
• Exercise Tests (tracing recording during a measured piece of exercise)
• Echocardiography (measurement of the structure and function of the heart chambers and valves)
• Tilt Test (to assess causes of faintness of dizziness)

Cardiology

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading centres in coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting, undertaking high volumes with a lower complication rate than other peer group hospitals. Papworth is one of the first centres in Europe to offer transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) a procedure for patients at high risk with aortic valve disease.

Electrophysiology and devices

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading centres for Electrophysiology (EP). This rapidly developing area uses the latest 3D mapping equipment and is the fastest growing cardiology service in Papworth, the UK and internationally.

Cardiac surgery

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading and largest specialist providers of cardiac surgery including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), and is the UK’s largest valve repair/replacement centre.

Papworth Hospital performs more major heart operations than any other unit in the UK (around 2300 per year). All types of heart surgery in adults are available, including the following:

• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an operation to bypass narrowed coronary arteries in order to relieve angina and help prevent heart attacks. Several approaches are available at Papworth including standard CABG, beating heart CABG, minimally invasive CABG and hybrid revascularisation.
• Aortic valve replacement is an operation in which a narrowed or leaky aortic valve is replaced by a valve made out of tissue or artificial material to relieve breathlessness and to help prevent heart failure. Papworth offers all types of aortic valve replacement as well as TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation).
• Mitral valve surgery is an operation to repair or replace a narrowed or leaky mitral valve to relieve breathlessness and to help prevent heart failure. Papworth offers both approaches and has the largest number of successful mitral valve repair operations in the UK.
• Surgery of the aorta (the body’s largest blood vessel as it exits the heart) is carried out to treat or prevent complications such as aneurysm (ballooning out of the artery) and rupture. Papworth carries out more operations on the thoracic aorta than anywhere in the UK.
• Arrhythmia surgery is carried out to correct disturbances of heart rhythm, to relieve palpitations and prevent complications of abnormal heart rhythm. Papworth offers several such operations, such as the maze procedure for atrial fibrillation and ablation treatment for ventricular rhythm problems.

In addition, Papworth specialises in the following:

• dealing with complex and superspecialist heart conditions
• providing a service for offering operations to high-risk patients who are denied treatment elsewhere
• combined and multiple procedures, especially in the elderly.

Results of heart surgery at Papworth are continuously and meticulously scrutinised and survival rates are amongst the best that can be achieved in the UK and worldwide.

Surgeons at the hospital routinely review the survival of their patients after heart surgery. Every month, the results of the previous twelve months are examined. Survival is compared with the national results and assessed with regard to casemix (how old and sick the patients are).

Survival for all operations, including complex, repeat, multiple and emergency operations, was 97.7% and survival for non-emergency operations was 98.3%.

Papworth survival exceeded the most recent national figures for all of the following:

• coronary bypass operations
• heart valve operations
• operations on the aorta
• combined valve and coronary operations
• all other major heart operations

Thoracic services at Papworth Hospital

Papworth Hospital provides care to patients with a wide range of acute and chronic chest conditions, including:

• Thoracic surgery

• Thoracic oncology

• Interstitial lung disease (ILD)

• Respiratory infection, inflammation and immunology (RIII) service

• Respiratory physiology laboratory

• Pulmonary vascular disease unit (PVDU)

• Respiratory support and sleep centre (RSSC)

Support services at Papworth Hospital near Cambridge in the UK

Papworth’s Radiology Service has a key role in the diagnosis of all cardiothoracic conditions. The service uses state-of-the art imaging technology and facilities include a dedicated 64-slice cardiac dual source CT scanner and a MRI scanner.

Papworth’s Pathology Service supports all departments of the hospital. 

Patient information

Further information for patients can be found on Papworth Clinic's website:

• Referrals and appointments

• Paying for treatment

• Using your private medical insurance

• About your stay

International patients at Papworth Clinic

Papworth welcomes patients from all around the world to benefit from their specialist services. They can arrange for an interpreter when necessary and can organise appointments, admission to the hospital and can help with financial matters, through liaison with embassies, international insurance companies and other organisations.

Contact details

Papworth Clinic at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Papworth Everard

Cambridge

CB23 3RE

Tel:  +44 (0) 1480 364 639

Email: privatepatientenquiries@papworth.nhs.uk
Web:   www.papworthclinic.com 

Make an enquiry or send an email to the Papworth Clinic appointments department.

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