Professor Daniel Augustine
Consultant Cardiologist
Bath
Heart Specialist In Bath
The heart is a muscular organ, and it is responsible for pumping blood around the circulatory system. The field of cardiology deals with heart defects and abnormalities. This can include anything from coronary artery disease to valve disease. You might visit a cardiologist as a result of a referral, or you might go on your own accord to find out about your heart health, to get help with improving symptoms or for help managing heart risk factors (for example high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels).
If you suspect a problem –such as chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness, blackouts or near blackouts – then it’s advisable to seek out a medical opinion. Your GP may refer you to a heart specialist or cardiologist to provide a more definite diagnosis and to plan investigations and treatments. If you’ve been referred to a cardiologist, then your cardiologist will listen to you and evaluate the symptoms, look at your medical history and carry out a medical examination. If necessary, a cardiologist will organise for further tests to be carried out to get a fuller diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is reached, your cardiologist will look at treatment options with you.
If you suspect a problem with your heart then it is important you don’t delay seeking a medical opinion. As with most health problems, the earlier you get help and a proper diagnosis from a heart specialist, the better.
If you’re looking for a heart specialist in Bath, look to Dr Daniel Augustine. Dr Daniel Augustine is a Consultant Cardiologist at the Royal United Hospital Bath and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the Bristol Heart Institute. He is one of a few cardiologists in the UK who is accredited in advanced echocardiography (heart ultrasound scanning) as well as cardiac MRI. In addition, he undertakes diagnostic coronary angiography and pulmonary hypertension catheters. This in depth practice and understanding of non-invasive and invasive testing means that Dan is able to prioritise the safest and most efficient diagnostic pathway for his patients.