International patients for heart surgery

Patients come from across Europe and around the world to the Brussels Heart Center for its heart surgery. We want to make the process as easy as possible for you. We are committed to helping you make the best choices regarding your diagnosis or the recommended course of treatment. The Brussels Heart Center strives to accommodate patients with rapid access to appointments.

International patients can request an appointment at the Brussels Heart Center by phone or email. In most cases, a physician referral is not necessary to set up an appointment. Many patients schedule their own appointments at Brussels Heart Center. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

International appointment offices

For more information, please call: + 32.2.221.98.99, or email: chca@clstjean.be

Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CET) Monday through Friday.

Required information

When arranging an appointment, please provide:

  • the patient's name as it appears on the passport (last, first, middle)
  • patient's gender
  • patient's address
  • patient's date of birth
  • direct patient telephone number
  • referring or primary physician name/address/phone number/email address
  • patient's email address (if available)
  • a brief explanation of the current medical problem (in English)
  • the preferred date of appointment
  • insurance information - please bring your insurance card/documents with you
  • whether the patient will need an interpreter, and if so, what language
  • please bring with you diagnostic tests or procedures, please obtain the actual tests (films or tracings) and reports from your outside doctor. Bring this information with you, or mail it ahead of time via mail to: Brussels Heart Center – Chirurgie Cardiaque, Blvd Jardin du Botanique 32, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

Requested items are:

  • Operative notes from previous heart surgeries
  • Cardiac catheterization: actual film plus report
  • Echocardiogram: report plus actual film (video tape or CD-ROM are fine)
  • Thallium stress test: actual x-ray film plus report
  • Chest x-ray, CT scans, ultrasounds: x-ray films plus report
  • Electrocardiograms: actual tracings, if available
  • Electrophysiology testing: actual tracings and reports

Private Consultation

The Head of Cardiac Surgery, Dr. J. De Raet, can be visited at his private consultation for personal advise.

Patients or their physicians also may request an appointment by email or phone.

Tel: + 32.2.221.98.99

Email: chca@clstjean.be