In Our Office we provide Cardiology Consultation as well as:
Adult Echocardiography
Echocardiography uses ultrasound for the examination of the heart. The examination is used to determine the thickness of the walls, the structure of the heart, the health of the valves, and the way in which the walls move when exercising or resting.
Carotid Ultrasound
Carotid duplex ultrasonography (CUS) is a useful diagnostic tool for assessing cervical carotid artery disease. With proper angiographic correlation, CUS can be highly reliable, and fewer risks are associated with CUS than with angiography. The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial, Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Trial, and Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial have helped establish guidelines for possible interventions based on CUS results.
Renal Ultrasound
The renal ultrasound checks for blockages in the renal arteries that supply blood to the kidneys. When the renal arteries are blocked and blood flow to the kidneys is decreased, the body’s natural defense forces the blood pressure in the entire body to elevate and become difficult to manage.
ABI Studies
The ankle-brachial index (ABI) result is used to predict the severity of peripheral aterial disease (PAD) . A decrease in the ABI result with exercise is a sensitive indicator that significant PAD is probably present.
Lower Extremity Vascular Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning or sonography, involves exposing part of the body to high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body. Ultrasound exams do not use ionizing radiation (x-ray). Because ultrasound images are captured in real-time, they can show the structure and movement of the body's internal organs, as well as blood flowing through blood vessels.
Pacemaker Clinic/Defibrillator Clinic
The Pacemaker Clinic is a full-service follow-up clinic with the ability to serve patients with a state-of-the-art computerized database and multiple programmers to check all types of pacemakers.
Holter Monitoring
Holter monitor (also called an ambulatory electrocardiography device), named after its inventor, Dr. Norman J. Holter, is a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more. Its extended recording period is useful for observing occasional cardiac arrhythmias that would be difficult to identify in a shorter period of time.
Event Monitoring
The Cardiac Event Monitor is used to detect abnormal heart rhythms. This small device records the heart's electrical activity (rhythm) at the push of a button.
Exercise Treadmill Test
A treadmill test or exercise test, helps a doctor find out how well your heart handles work. As your body works harder during the test, it requires more oxygen, so the heart must pump more blood. The test can show if the blood supply is reduced in the arteries that supply the heart. It also helps doctors know the kind and level of exercise appropriate for a patient.
Nuclear Stress Test
A nuclear stress test helps measure blood flow to your heart muscle at rest and during stress. It is similar to a routine exercise stress test but with images in addition to electrocardiograms.
Protime Clinic
The Protime Clinic provides patients with instant information on their necessary dosages of Coumadin, a blood-thinning medication. Patients with a variety of diagnoses, including histories of heart disease or stroke, deep vein thrombosis and artificial valve replacements, require Coumadin therapy to minimize the likelihood of blood clots. Therapy includes periodic monitoring of their medication based on a regular blood test.
Lipid Clinic
Lipid Clinic offers specialized tests to evaluate suspected lipid disorders, including familial hypercholesterolemia. After a diagnosis is made, our physicians develop individualized treatment plans that may include diet recommendations and the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. These recommendations are designed to lower cholesterol levels and to reduce the risk for heart disease.
