The waiting time for out-patient coronary angiograms performed at Mater Dei Hospital has been reduced from the nine months it stood at in December 2013 to six weeks, the parliamentary secretary for health, Chris Fearne, said.
The waiting time for in-patient angiograms has been cut to a mere two days, he said in a statement. That is in line with European Society of Cardiology Guidelines.
The parliamentary secretary thanked the cardiology team at Mater Dei Hospital.
He said a pre-assessment coronary angiogram clinic had been set up and patients referred for a coronary angiogram were now being assessed before the procedure was carried out.