- Urgent symptoms require local emergency assessment, not travel planning.
- Cardiac records and imaging must be reviewed before any proposed journey.
- Procedure, implant, ICU, rehabilitation and flight timing should be discussed separately.
Separate emergencies from planned care
New chest pain, breathlessness, fainting or other urgent symptoms need immediate local medical assessment. A cross-border enquiry is not an emergency service.
Prepare the cardiac record
Share recent consultation notes, echocardiography, ECG, angiography or CT reports and images, medication list, prior procedures and relevant test results.
Confirm what the hospital is actually offering
Ask whether the hospital is offering a consultation, diagnostic assessment, a possible procedure after evaluation or a planned admission. Do not infer a procedure from a preliminary conversation.
Plan recovery and return travel
Discuss post-procedure observation, rehabilitation, wound care, medicines, mobility, companion support and the clinician's advice about when it is safe to fly.
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