Career - Cardiac Technologist

Cardiac Technologists will record the electrical activity of the heart, from which the heart rate is measured and its pattern and rhythm are interpreted. They will assess patients' cardiac response to exercise using a treadmill or stationary bicycle and electrocardiography (ECG) recording and test implanted cardiac pacemakers with computerised equipment. They will monitor and record ECG and blood pressure data during interventional procedures and record ECG data from within the heart in order to diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms. They will operate ultrasound equipment to scan the heart from the chest wall, obtaining and measuring images of the heart to assess blood flow and valve abnormalities and also study the effects of cardiovascular drugs and diseases using many of the above techniques.

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