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With the synergy of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardioestestists, the Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino can offers less invasive surgical techniques and the most up-to-date intervention procedures.

Cardiological clinic - contact

The Day hospital is a diagnostic unit of excellence that offers the population a wide range of hospital care without the need for hospitalization

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Cardiological clinic – contact

The Day hospital is a diagnostic unit of excellence that offers the population a wide range of hospital care without the need for hospitalization

Cardiological clinic – contact

Outpatient cardiology. Cutting-edge treatments, together with local care and a widespread presence throughout the entire cantonal territory.
The Cardiocentro is the fulcrum and guarantor of a cantonal cardiology designed as a service to the entire population of Ticino, a service ensured through clinics active in the main public hospitals, always in a relationship of exchange and discussion with the specialists who operate in the main office in Lugano.
In this care network, which involves and enhances family doctors and cardiology specialists present in the area, we recognize the best way of providing quality medicine for everyone. A cardiology that takes care of patients and their families not only in the acute phase of the disease, but is able to offer continuity of monitoring and assistance and at the same time takes on a strong commitment to prevention.
Below you will find the telephone and email contacts as well as the opening times to contact the individual clinics. Furthermore, the opening day of each individual clinic is indicated.

General Cardiology Clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115155
poliambulatorio.icct@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Friday :
08:30 – 12:00 /13:30 – 17:00
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

General Cardiology Clinic

Ospedale regionale di Lugano sede Italiano
tel:+41918117711
orl.cardiologia@eoc.ch

General Cardiology Clinic

Ospedale Regionale di Locarno, La Carità
tel:+41918114523
segretariatocardiologia.odl@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday – Friday : 09:00 – 12:00 /14:00 – 16:00
clinic closure: sabato e domenica

General Cardiology Clinic

Ospedale Regionale di Mendrisio, Beata Vergine
tel:+41918113275/71
segretariatocardiologia.obv@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday – Friday : 08:30 – 17:00
clinic closure: sabato e domenica

General Cardiology Clinic

Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona, Faido
tel:+41918112008
segretariatomedico.fai@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday – Friday : 09:00 – 12:00 / 14:00 – 16:00
clinic closure: sabato e domenica

General Cardiology Clinic

Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona, San Giovanni
tel:+41918118706
cardiologia.bellinzona@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday – Friday : 08:30 – 11:30 / 13:30 – 16:00
clinic closure: sabato e domenica

Cardiac rehabilitation clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115032
riabilitazione.icct@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Sunday : 08:15 – 16:45 /13:30 – 17:00
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

Electrophysiology clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115396
ambulatorioElettrofisiologiaICCT@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Friday : 08:15 – 16:45 /13:30 – 17:00
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

Electrostimulation clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115162
ambulatorioElettrofisiologiaICCT@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Friday : 08:15 – 16:45 /13:30 – 17:30
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

Cardiovascular Imaging Clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115035
mri-tac.icct@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Friday : 10:00 – 12:00 /14:00 – 16:00
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

Heart failure clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115325
poliambulatorio.icct@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Sunday : 8:30 – 12:00 /13:30 – 16:30
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

Rare cardiovascular diseases clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115396
ambulatorioelettrofisiologia@icct.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Friday: 8:30 – 12:00 /13:30 – 16:30
clinic closure Saturday e Sunday

Cardiovascular prevention clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115210
prevenzione.icct@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday8:00 – 16:30
Wednesday 8:00 – 12:00
Friday 8:00 – 16:30
clinic closure: martedì giovedì Saturday e Sunday

Sports Cardiology Clinic

Cardiocentro Lugano
tel:+41918115188
riabilitazione.icct@eoc.ch

Telephone answering times

Monday- Friday : 8:15 – 8:45
clinic closure: Saturday e Sunday

Activities are carried out by two different units. The first unit, located on the ground floor, is directly accessed by patients, most of whom are referred to it by their physician, or from the cardiology ward. The unit offers a wide range of specialist, instrumental, non-invasive diagnostic examinations, which are performed both as follow-up visits and first visits.

The second unit, located on the second floor, has 4-to-6 beds and is devoted to programmed or emergency day hospital admissions, with a view to performing further specialist diagnostic examinations.

Services

Examinations performed on the Ground Floor

  • Electrocardiogram at rest
  • Ergometric test
  • 24-h Holter
  • 24-h AP monitoring
  • R-test
  • Pacemaker and defibrillator monitoring
  • Bidimensional transthoracic echocardiogram with Color-Doppler
  • Transesophageal echocardiogram
  • Ecostress (with Ergometric test or use of Dipyridamole/Dobutamine)
  • Echo-reshynchronisation
  • 3D Echo
  • Contrast echocardiogram

Examinations performed on the Second Floor

  • Shellog Test
  • Tilt Test
  • Ajmaline test
  • Adenosine stress test
  • Carotid sinus massage
  • Cardio-TAC VTC64
  • Pharmacological and/or electrical cardioversion
  • Endocavity defibrillation test
Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino

Via Tesserete 48
CH-6900 Lugano
info.icct@eoc.ch

Information and contacts

Ward Head
Mrs. Rosita Rolli
rosita.rolli@eoc.ch

Appointments and visits
Opening hours of the Cardiology Clinic (refer to the times indicated).

Secretariat for appointments
Tel. +41 (0)91 811 51 55

Contact

Dr. Elena Pasotti
Senior Cardiology

Outpatient clinics