Specialty Clinics Site

The General Cardiology Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital provides timely assessment of patients with cardiac symptoms or known cardiac conditions, with subsequent investigations, diagnosis, and longitudinal care. Click here to learn more.

General cardiology referrals are accepted for patients requiring expedited consultation at the discretion of the referring physician. Referring physicians are urged to identify such referrals carefully as there is limited capacity. Click here to learn more.

The Centre for Thoracic Aortic Disease is a multi-disciplinary (cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, cardiology, and interventional radiology) clinic for the assessment and management of patients with diseases of the thoracic aorta. Click here to learn more.

The Atrial Fibrillation Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital assesses patients with suspected, new, or previous diagnosis of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter who are not yet on recommended treatments. Click here to learn more.

The Atrial Fibrillation Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre offers a specialized short-term pathway for patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, with close monitoring of their condition.  Click here to learn more.

The BC Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic accepts referrals for suspected or known diagnosis of an inherited arrhythmia (Long QT syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, Brugada syndrome, sudden unexplained cardiac arrest and sudden unexpected death, some hypertrophic cardiomyopathy).  Click here to learn more.

Pre-pregnancy counselling and cardiac care are provided to pre-conception or pregnant women with congenital and acquired heart disease at risk of developing heart complications during pregnancy by specially trained physicians and nurses to support them through their pregnancy.  Click here to learn more.

The Cardiac Oncology Clinic assesses for cardiovascular (CV) toxicity of cancer treatment and treats known or suspected CV disease in cancer patients/survivors. Click here to learn more.

Exercise, education and counseling for patients recovering from acute coronary syndrome, PCI, CABG, pacemakers, internal defibrillators, LVAD and heart transplant. Click here to learn more.

The Prevention Clinic incorporates multidisciplinary assessment and management (nurse educator, dietician, physician) of cardiovascular risk, inherited or other dyslipidemia, statin intolerance, known CVD, personal or family history of premature vascular disease, pre-diabetes, and smoking cessation.  Click here to learn more.

The Syd and Joanne Belzberg Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic is a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation and risk-factor reduction program serving men and women who have had a recent heart attack, angina, coronary angioplasty or open heart surgery, and those at risk of developing heart disease.  Click here to learn more.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory condition involving infiltration of granulomas into various tissues, most commonly the lungs. In approximately 5% of sarcoidosis patients, the heart is also impacted by granulomas and can result in sudden cardiac death or heart failure over time.  Click here to learn more.

The PACH clinic’s multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, psychologists and social workers provide clinical expertise to patients 18 years and older with congenital heart disease.  Click here to learn more.

The Heart Failure and Transplant Programs look after people who have heart failure who have been referred either for help with finding out about and treating heart failure or assessment for heart transplant and care after the transplant.  Click here to learn more.

St Paul’s Hospital is home to British Columbia’s only heart transplant program. Patients who are less than 70 years old with end-stage heart failure or acutely decompensating heart failure may be eligible for transplant assessment and are referred to St Paul’s Hospital by their GP or Cardiologist.  Click here to learn more.

The Cardiac Device Clinic is for patients with implanted heart rhythm devices, providing ongoing management of patients with existing implant devices (e.g. pacemakers, loop recorders, and/or cardioverter-defibrillators).  Click here to learn more.

Patients are seen in the Heart Rhythm Management Clinic for: Atrial Fibrillation / Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular tachycardia (AVNRT, AVRT) and Ventricular tachycardia.

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The Heritable Aortopathies Clinic (HAC) provides comprehensive, multisystem assessments, care and follow up for people with a wide range of genetic disorders that stretch or weaken the aorta (e.g. Loey Dietz, Marfan Syndrome and other connective tissue disorders). Click here to learn more.

The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Clinic is a clinic which combines the expertise of specialists in both cardiology and medical genetics to identify, screen and manage patients and families affected by HCM. Click here to learn more.

The Cardiology Supportive Care Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic providing comprehensive patient and family focused care to patients with end-stage heart disease. Click here to learn more.

The Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic evaluates and manages patients with pulmonary hypertension and is located at Vancouver General Hospital Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre.  Click here to learn more.

The RACE (Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise) program offers a telephone number providing family physicians access to specialty services for practical guidance and advice regarding assessment, management and treatment plans for the patient.  Click here to learn more.

The Smoking Cessation Clinic offers evidence-based treatment for patients and staff interested in addressing their tobacco use. Click here to learn more.

Exercise and participation in sport is incredibly healthy and ultimately low risk. However, screening tests can provide strong value for athletes as they are pushing their bodies past the normal endurance limits. Click here to learn more.

Valves can become tight or leaky over time, and cause people to feel short of breath, chest pain, very tired or faint. For some people, the risks of open heart surgery are too high.  Click here to learn more.

The focus of the Leslie Diamond Women’s Heart Health Clinic is prevention (women with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease), work-up of chest pain, or dyspnea that may be of a cardiac nature, and / or second opinion for patients with ongoing chest pain.  Click here to learn more.