Coronary artery disease
Discuss an existing diagnosis, an angiogram or a recommendation for stenting or bypass surgery.
Cardiovascular Care / Shanghai
Current treatment. Wider vascular risk. Care beyond Shanghai.
A heart procedure is one part of a wider care journey. We help you connect specialist advice on the problem in front of you with questions about overall cardiovascular risk, recovery and care after you return home.
Start with a free HSMC meeting. Specialist medical review is a separate paid service.
Care concerns
Current concerns. A wider view of risk.
Heart rhythm & devices
Ask about a proposed ablation, pacemaker or defibrillator and the questions to discuss with an electrophysiology team.
Heart failure
Seek specialist input on an existing care plan, previous treatment and further evaluation.
Heart valve & aortic conditions
Request review of a recommended intervention or surgical plan by the relevant specialist team.
Wider vascular risk
Ask whether your history or existing findings call for additional vascular or risk-factor assessment by the clinical team.
OUR CARDIOVASCULAR APPROACH
Current treatment. Wider vascular risk. Care after you return home.
Three connected conversations—each with a clear clinical role and practical coordination support.
01
Address the Current Problem
Start with the issue that brought you here: an existing diagnosis, a proposed procedure or questions about the next treatment step.
Questions to clarify
What is the proposed treatment intended to address? What alternatives, further assessments and practical considerations should I discuss before deciding?
The clinical team
The reviewing specialists explain their assessment and recommendations, including relevant treatment options, expected goals and the need for further examination or testing.
HSMC coordination
We organize your existing records and questions, coordinate the relevant team and, where useful and agreed, a second team’s review. If you proceed, we confirm the appointments, treatment coordination scope and estimated costs with the hospital.
What we help bring together
A decision summary: the doctors’ advice, open questions, possible next steps and the arrangements confirmed for your case.
02
Understand Your Wider Vascular Risk
For coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease, the longer-term discussion extends beyond an individual procedure to risk factors and relevant disease elsewhere.
Questions to clarify
Do my history and existing findings suggest wider vascular concerns? How should blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking history or other relevant conditions be considered in my care plan?
The clinical team
The clinician determines the relevant risk assessment, whether another specialty or additional investigation is indicated, and the medical management priorities. There is no universal whole-body vascular scan package.
HSMC coordination
We bring the available cardiac and vascular history together, help put your wider-risk questions to the team and coordinate relevant specialist input where confirmed. We help distinguish matters for the Shanghai visit from those for local ongoing care.
What we help bring together
A record of clinician-defined priorities: what has been assessed, what remains to be clarified and which team or clinician should take the next step.
03
Continue Care After Returning Home
Before the Shanghai care episode ends, clarify how the treating team’s recommendations will be carried forward and who will provide care locally.
Questions to clarify
Who will be my local clinical contact? What follow-up has the doctor requested, when is the next review, and how can records or new results reach the Shanghai team if needed?
The clinical team
The treating team provides the discharge and follow-up instructions. A local clinician must agree to take responsibility for local care; medical management and any changes to treatment remain with the clinicians.
HSMC coordination
Within the agreed scope, we organize available discharge records, coordinate authorized handover and clarify follow-up arrangements. If continuing communication or remote re-review is needed, its team, duration, frequency and fees are agreed before arranging it.
What we help bring together
An agreed handover: the available records, receiving clinician or team, follow-up instructions and confirmed communication arrangements.
The wider vascular perspective is particularly relevant to atherosclerotic disease. Rhythm disorders, valve disease and heart failure also have their own pathways. The team confirms which parts apply to you. Deliverables depend on the purchased service and written scope; appointment-only support does not include every element above.
Clinical background: ESC · Chronic Coronary Syndromes · ESC · Peripheral Arterial & Aortic Diseases
Useful records for this specialty
Tell us what is available.
We confirm authorization, recipients and the submission route before you share medical documents. The team may request additional information.
- Cardiology notes and discharge summaries
- Available angiography, CT, ultrasound and ECG reports; original images where requested
- Previous procedure reports and device details, if applicable
- Current medicines, relevant conditions and your questions
Questions specific to this care pathway.
Can I ask about prevention before I need a procedure?
Yes. You can ask about an appointment focused on cardiovascular risk or preventive care. The clinician determines the assessment; a complex treatment coordination package is not automatically required.
Does a wider vascular review mean more scans for everyone?
No. Share existing results and concerns first. The specialist decides whether any additional investigations are indicated. We do not offer a universal whole-body vascular testing checklist.
Can my local doctor continue care after Shanghai?
We can discuss an authorized handover and agreed follow-up communication. Your local clinician must agree to take responsibility for local care; continuing coordination, its duration and fees are confirmed separately where needed.