Cardiology & Heart Health Care in Nerang, Gold Coast
Your heart health is an important part of your overall wellbeing. At Nerang Medical Centre & Skin Clinic, our GPs provide heart health checks and risk assessments, and we offer access to a visiting cardiologist on site – so eligible patients can have specialist cardiovascular assessment locally, without travelling elsewhere. Your GP can assess your heart health, arrange investigations, and refer you to the cardiologist when specialist care is needed. We’re open 7 days a week, close to home in Nerang.
Our heart health services
- Consultations with a visiting cardiologist (on referral from your GP)
- Heart health checks and cardiovascular risk assessments with your GP
- Blood pressure monitoring and management of high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Evaluation of cardiac symptoms such as palpitations and irregular heartbeat
- Cholesterol and lipid management
- Ongoing management of cardiovascular conditions (see [Chronic Disease Management])
- Preventative heart health and lifestyle guidance
Conditions we help manage
- Coronary artery disease
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Heart failure
- Irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
- High cholesterol
- Cardiovascular risk reduction and preventative heart health
We focus on both specialist assessment and long-term cardiovascular risk reduction, to support your heart health over time.
How it works
- Start with your GP. Your GP reviews your symptoms, history and risk factors, checks your blood pressure and arranges any initial investigations (such as blood tests or an ECG).
- Referral to the cardiologist when needed. If specialist input would help, your GP provides a referral to our visiting cardiologist – a referral is needed for a Medicare rebate on the specialist consultation.
- Ongoing management. Your GP and the cardiologist coordinate your care, and your GP supports ongoing monitoring and management close to home. As a MyMedicare-registered practice, we’re set up to support this continuity.
When to talk to your GP about your heart (non-urgent)
It’s worth booking a GP appointment to discuss your heart health if you have:
- high blood pressure or high cholesterol
- a family history of heart disease
- ongoing breathlessness on exertion, or occasional palpitations
- diabetes or other risk factors
- simply want a heart health check.
If you experience severe or sudden symptoms, including chest pain or pressure, shortness of breath, fainting, or symptoms of a heart attack, call 000 immediately. Seek emergency care rather than waiting for an appointment.
About the visiting cardiologist
Specialist consultations are provided by our visiting cardiologist, Dr Shahid Hafeez, Consultant Cardiologist, who sees referred patients on site at our Nerang clinic.
Fees & Medicare
A GP referral is needed to see the cardiologist and to receive a Medicare rebate on the specialist consultation. Bulk billing is available for eligible Medicare patients with participating GPs; specialist cardiology consultations and some investigations may involve an out-of-pocket cost, as specialists set their own fees. Please ask our reception team about fees when you book, and see [Bulk Billing & Fees].
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We offer access to a visiting cardiologist on site at Shop 7/57 Station Road, Nerang. You’ll first see a GP, who can refer you to the cardiologist when specialist care is needed. Book online or call (07) 5620 3633.
Yes. A GP referral is needed to see the cardiologist and to receive a Medicare rebate on the specialist consultation. Our GPs can assess your heart health and arrange a referral if appropriate.
A heart health check is a GP appointment that assesses your risk of heart disease – looking at your blood pressure, cholesterol, lifestyle and history – and helps you take steps to reduce your risk. Book with your GP to discuss one.
If you have severe or sudden chest pain or pressure, trouble breathing, or think you may be having a heart attack, call 000 immediately – don’t wait for an appointment. For non-urgent concerns, book a GP appointment.
With a GP referral, a Medicare rebate applies to the specialist consultation, but there may be an out-of-pocket cost as specialists set their own fees. GP heart checks may be bulk billed for eligible patients – please ask us when you book.
The cardiologist assesses and helps manage conditions such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, heart failure, irregular heart rhythms and high cholesterol, working alongside your GP.
Looking after your heart? Start with a GP heart check in Nerang
GP heart health checks and access to a visiting cardiologist, close to home.