Centre of Excellence
Cardiology
Hypertension is the commonest serious condition in Nigerian adults and the least often controlled. Most of what cardiology does here is unglamorous: finding the heart disease that has been quietly building for a decade, and deciding whether a heart is strong enough for a planned operation. Both matter more than anything dramatic.
Medically reviewed by Dr Debo Odulana, Founder and Chief Executive, Mezo. Last reviewed 5 October 2026. This page is general information, not a diagnosis. Care is decided with you after an examination.
What we treat
- High blood pressure, particularly where several drugs have not controlled it
- Chest pain that needs explaining
- Breathlessness and swollen legs
- Palpitations and irregular heart rhythm
- Heart failure
- Heart valve disease, including rheumatic heart disease
- Cardiac assessment before planned surgery
- Cardiovascular risk in people with diabetes
How care works here
- 1
Tests on site, read the same day
ECG and echocardiogram at the visit, interpreted by the cardiologist who is seeing you rather than reported back to you a week later.
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A number, not an adjective
You leave knowing your blood pressure target, your ejection fraction if it was measured, and your actual risk, rather than being told your heart is fine or not fine.
- 3
Cardiac clearance for surgery, done properly
Where a planned operation needs a cardiac opinion, it is a real assessment with the operation's demands in mind, not a signature on a form.
- 4
Medication reviewed, not just added
Resistant hypertension is often four drugs taken wrongly rather than a fifth drug needed. The review starts there.
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Your doctor gets the report
The assessment, the tests and the plan go back to whoever referred you.
Treatments and published prices
Questions people ask
My blood pressure is high but I feel fine. Does it matter?
Yes, and feeling fine is exactly the problem. Hypertension does its damage to the kidneys, eyes, heart and brain silently over years. By the time it causes symptoms, some of that damage is permanent.
What does an echocardiogram actually tell you?
How well the heart muscle is pumping, whether the valves work, and whether the walls have thickened from years of high pressure. It is a scan, it is painless, and it changes the plan more often than any other single test.
Do I need cardiac clearance before my operation?
If you are over a certain age, or have hypertension, diabetes or any heart symptoms, usually yes. It is an assessment, not a formality, and occasionally it changes what operation is offered.
Can I use my HMO?
Yes, on plans covering specialist consultation and cardiac investigation. Some echo and stress testing needs prior authorisation and the desk files it.