Clinic location
Why is follow-up necessary if you have congenital heart disease?
People with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) will probably need lifelong specialist care. This is to help identify and treat any problems that may arise. The frequency of follow-up is determined by your condition and your symptoms.
At Guy’s and St Thomas’, we are committed to delivering the best possible care to you through all stages of your life. You will be looked after by a consultant who works closely with the rest of the team. All team members are trained in caring for patients with learning difficulties. If you know you have congenital heart disease and you are not receiving specialist follow-up, you can ask your GP to refer you.
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Clinics at St Thomas'
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Mondays from 1.30pm with Dr Catherine Head and Dr Natali Chung
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Wednesdays from 9.30am with Dr Christoph Kiesewetter
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Thursdays from 1.30pm with Dr Natali Chung
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Monday monthly from 1.30pm with Dr Eric Rosenthal
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Specialist clinics
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Cardiac obstetrics clinic - Monday morning
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Connective tissue disorder and cardiac genetics clinic - Thursday afternoon
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Congenital cardiac surgery clinics
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Transition clinics
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Pulmonary hypertension clinic - monthly
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ACHD interventional clinics - monthly
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Echocardiographer/nurse-led clinics - monthly
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Outreach clinics
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
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Contact: Dr Rachael James, consultant cardiologist
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Location: Sussex Cardiac Centre, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE
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Tel: 01273 696955
Eastbourne District Hospital
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Contact: Dr Guy Lloyd, consultant cardiologist
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Location: Eastbourne District Hospital, King’s Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD
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Tel: 01323 417400
Darent Valley Hospital
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Contact: Dr Winston Martin, consultant cardiologist
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Location: Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, Kent DA2 8DA
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Tel: 01322 428100
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Contact: Steve Walker, specialist nurse
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Location: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, Woolwich, London SE18 4QH
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Tel: 020 8836 6000
Medway Maritime Hospital
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Contact: Dr Adrian Stewart, consultant cardiologist
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Location: Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY
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Tel: 01634 830 000
Princess Royal University Hospital
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Contact: Dr Edward Langford, consultant cardiologist
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Location: Farnborough Common, Orpington, Kent BR6 8ND
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Tel: 01689 863 000
St George's Hospital
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Contact: Dr David Ward, consultant cardiologist
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Location: St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT
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Tel: 020 8725 3079
Your outpatient visit
When you come to see us in cardiac outpatients, you can expect to have several tests before or after you are seen. These may include:
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Blood tests
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ECG (electrical tracing of the heart)
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Echocardiogram (ultrasound scan of the heart)
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X-ray.
Please bring your current medication list with you. You should expect to be in cardiac outpatients for approximately 2 hours.
Patient leaflets
Please see our main patient leaflets page| for a list of leaflets produced by the cardiovascular department.
Further information on living with congenital heart disease
More information on transition, pregnancy, contraception, travel, insurance and lifestyle can be found on the following websites:
Invitation to join our patient forum
We would like to invite our ACHD patients and carers to join our patient forum. If you would like to join, please email achd@gstt.nhs.uk|.
We will email you from time to time about any ideas we have for new developments to make your service even better. Your views are important to us.
You can opt out at any time.
Patient survey results
Adult congenital heart disease service - summary and action points from most recent patient survey 2010| (PDF 88Kb)
Transition information days
The next transition information day will be held on Saturday 20 April. Please see the ACHD news page| for more information.