Cardiac Technician
Operate a range of specialist equipment providing data for the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
Cardiac Technician
Cardiac Technician
Roles and responsibilities
Cardiac technologists can be found in all large metropolitan and regional public and private hospitals where there are cardiac investigation units.
As a cardiac technologist, your role would cover:
- electrocardiography (ECG) - recording the electrical activity of the heart, from which the heart rate is measured and its pattern and rhythm are interpreted
- ambulatory monitoring - fitting a portable ECG monitor to record the ECG over a 24-hour period, and replaying and analysing the tape on a computerised system
- exercise ECG stress testing - assessing a patient's cardiac response to exercise using a treadmill or stationary bicycle and ECG recording
- pacemaker implant testing - testing and, if necessary, reprogramming implanted cardiac pacemakers with computerised equipment
- cardiac catheterisation - monitoring and recording ECG and blood pressure data during interventional procedures
- electrophysiology studies - using computerised systems to record ECG data from within the heart in order to diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms; echocardiography - operating ultrasound equipment to scan the heart from the chest wall, obtaining and measuring images of the heart to assess blood flow and valve abnormalities
- cardiac research - studying the effects of cardiovascular drugs and diseases using many of the above techniques
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Undergraduate Courses To Become
Cardiac Technician
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Postgraduate Courses To Become
Cardiac Technician
Coursework courses to pursue this career
Postgraduate study is not necessarily required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.
Postgraduate Courses To Become
Cardiac Technician
Research courses to pursue this career
The University of Western Australia