TY - JOUR T1 - The changing face of cardiology in the district general hospital: ‘plumbing to electrics’ JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - s9 LP - s9 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-s9 VL - 3 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Clare Bannister AU - Lou Hobin AU - Michael Hickman Y1 - 2016/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/Suppl_2/s9.abstract N2 - To review the changes in cardiology practice at our district general hospital over a 15-year period.A retrospective analysis of registry data collected at our institution between 2000 and 2014. Total numbers of specific cardiac investigations or procedures were counted per year. These included: coronary angiography, pacemaker implants, cardiac ablations, loop recorder implants, cardiac rhythm monitors, exercise stress tests and 24-hour blood pressure monitors. Pacing was subdivided into: single or dual chamber pacemakers, or complex pacing, which … ER -