Telecardiology is heart care delivered at a distance: video consultations, remote review of scans and ECGs, second opinions on files you upload, and monitoring with wearable or implanted devices that transmit data to a clinic.
For international patients it is the practical way to find out whether travelling is worthwhile before booking anything, and to stay in touch with the treating team afterwards. It cannot replace a physical examination, it cannot handle emergencies, and doctors can usually prescribe only within their own country.
Conditions this service looks after
- Suspected palpitations or atrial fibrillation needing longer rhythm monitoring
- Known coronary or valve disease where a second opinion on a proposed procedure is wanted
- Follow-up after stent, ablation, TAVI or heart surgery performed abroad
- High blood pressure managed with home readings
- Stable heart failure, with weight, pressure and symptom tracking
- Pacemakers, ICDs and loop recorders with remote monitoring
- Pre-travel assessment of fitness to fly for treatment
Tests you may be offered
- Review of uploaded studies: Angiogram and CT files in DICOM format, echo clips, ECGs and laboratory reports, read by the relevant subspecialist.
- Wearable ECG patches and Holter: Continuous recording for up to 14 days, posted back or uploaded for analysis.
- Smartwatch and handheld ECG traces: Single-lead recordings useful for capturing intermittent palpitations; they need confirmation by a clinician.
- Home blood pressure monitoring: Validated upper-arm cuff, readings twice daily for a week.
- Remote device interrogation: Bedside transmitters send pacemaker and ICD data to the clinic.
Treatments available
- Video consultation: History, review of tests and explanation of options with a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon.
- Written second opinion: A documented view on diagnosis and proposed treatment, based on your records.
- Pre-travel planning: Which tests are still needed, expected length of stay, and whether the procedure is likely to be feasible.
- Post-procedure follow-up: Wound photos, symptom review and sharing results with your home doctor.
- Remote monitoring programmes: Alerts for arrhythmias or heart failure deterioration from implanted devices.
When to ask for a specialist opinion
- You have been advised to have a cardiac procedure and want another view before deciding
- You are considering travel for treatment and need to know whether you are a candidate
- You have been treated abroad and have a non-urgent question
- Your palpitations are too infrequent to catch on a standard 24-hour recording
- You live far from specialist cardiac services
Travelling to Türkiye for this care
Remote consultation is often the first step, not the trip itself. A review of your angiogram or echo files can prevent a wasted journey, for instance when anatomy is unsuitable for TAVI or a CTO procedure. Any new chest pain, breathlessness, fainting or stroke symptom is for your local emergency service; do not wait for an online reply. Prescriptions and urgent tests remain with your local doctor.
Send your reports, scans and a short history and a Clinic-Y coordinator replies within 24 hours with suitable teams and written, all-inclusive proposals side by side. Reviewing your case is free.
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How do I send my angiogram or echo?
Ask your hospital for the original DICOM files on disc or by download link, not photos of a screen. Reports alone are rarely sufficient for procedural decisions.
Is a smartwatch ECG reliable?
It is good at detecting atrial fibrillation when the trace is clean, and poor for diagnosing heart attacks or most other rhythms. Treat alerts as a prompt for proper testing.
Is my medical data secure?
Use only the secure upload channel provided to you, and avoid sending records through ordinary messaging apps or unencrypted email.