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Comprehensive cardiac MRI services to visualise and assess heart health with precision.
A Cardiac MRI provides the most detailed images of the heart available in clinical practice, offering high-resolution pictures without radiation exposure. This advanced imaging technique is essential for complex cardiac assessments and treatment planning.
A Cardiac MRI is a non-invasive imaging test providing detailed pictures of the heart and surrounding blood vessels. It is most commonly performed to assess heart muscle damage after a heart attack, diagnose various types of cardiomyopathy, detect heart inflammation or infections, evaluate congenital heart defects, and measure heart function and blood flow. Unlike other imaging tests, it offers high-resolution images without radiation and can use contrast to highlight scarring or inflammation. Cardiac MRI is often recommended when other tests are inconclusive or to monitor known heart conditions.
A Cardiac MRI is safe and painless. It is a scan that takes images of your heart and blood vessels using powerful magnetic fields and radio waves rather than radiation. It uses a scanner to create detailed cross-sectional images, providing comprehensive information about heart structure, function, and blood flow. Advanced computer processing converts the magnetic signals into high-resolution images for analysis.
Before Your Appointment:
Before your Cardiac MRI, please share any relevant medical history with the team and inform them if you have any metal implants or devices in your body. At the scan, please remove all electronics and debit cards from your pockets, as well as any belts, jewellery, piercings, watches, and hearing aids.
During Your Appointment:
You'll lie on a bed that moves inside a tunnel-shaped scanner. You must lie very still during the scan, which can last up to 90 minutes. The scanner is quite noisy, and you can wear earplugs to listen to music. If you have an exercise test, we will inject you with a medicine called adenosine to simulate exercise stress.
After Your Appointment:
You should be able to go home after the Cardiac MRI. However, if you have had a sedative, you should arrange transport home as you won't be able to drive. If you have had a contrast agent, drink plenty of water for 24 hours.
Cardiac MRI is one of the safest imaging procedures with no radiation exposure. There is a risk of having an allergic reaction to the contrast agent, though this is rare. Let the medical team know if you have experienced allergies to contrast agents before. Patients with certain metal implants, pacemakers, or claustrophobia may not be suitable for MRI scanning. The procedure is completely painless with no known long-term side effects.
No recovery time is needed for standard cardiac MRI procedures. You can resume normal activities immediately unless sedation was used, in which case you should rest for the remainder of the day. If contrast was administered, staying well-hydrated helps eliminate it from your system. Follow instructions provided by your clinician regarding results or follow-up appointments.
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Get in Touch
Call us on Leeds 0113 2494655 or Sheffield 0114 7005811 or use our online booking form to send your enquiry. Let us know your preferred appointment type, either virtual or face to face, and we will work to find a time that suits you.
We Arrange Your Appointment
If you filled out our online booking form, one of our team will contact you within 2 hours with available appointment options. Once your appointment is booked, you will receive an email confirmation with all the details you need.
Attend Your Appointment
Attend your appointment at your chosen time, either virtually or in person, with one of our highly qualified consultants. If your appointment requires a written report, this will be prepared and sent to you within 48 hours.
Aftercare and Follow-Up
If you need any further tests, treatment or follow-up, we will help arrange these for you. If you require a copy of your report or images, please let us know and we will send these promptly.
Your healthcare journey in 4 easy steps
Get in Touch
Call us on Leeds 0113 2494655 or Sheffield 0114 7005811 or use our online booking form to send your enquiry and we will work to find a time that suits you
We Arrange Your Appointment
If you filled out our online booking form, one of our team will contact you within 2 hours with available appointment options. Once your appointment is booked, you will receive an email confirmation with all the details you need.
Attend Your Appointment
Attend your appointment at your chosen time with highly qualified clinicians. If your appointment requires a written report, this will be prepared and sent to you within 48 hours with the option to upgrade to 24 hours.
Aftercare and Follow-Up
If you need any further tests, treatment or follow-up, we will help arrange these for you. If you require a copy of your report or images, please let us know and we will send these promptly.
You can receive this treatment from one of the consultants listed below.
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With our self-pay service, there are no waiting lists - consultations are offered within 24 hours, with treatment within a week. All costs, including tests or scans, are quoted upfront with no obligation to proceed. Visit our Prices page for full details.
If using medical insurance, contact your provider to confirm coverage for all treatment stages before your first appointment. You’ll need a referral letter from your GP for a private procedure at The LivingCare Group. Once you have it, either you or your GP can book your first appointment with us.
