Cardiac Tests & Procedures

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

The ECG is a recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Patches (electrodes) are placed on the chest, arms and legs to detect the information. The test is used  (read more...)

EECP (Enhanced External Counterpulsation)

EECP is an office procedure that uses pressure cuffs to move the blood from your lower limbs toward the heart in synchronized waves. The increased flow is delivered to the  (read more...)

Echocardiogram (Echo, 2D echo, cardiac ultrasound, echocardiography)

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound or sound wave test of the heart. Sound waves are transmitted from an instrument, called a transducer probe, into your body. The sound waves reflect  (read more...)

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound or sound wave test of the heart. Sound waves are transmitted from an instrument, called a transducer probe, into your body. The sound waves reflect  (read more...)

CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness)

The ArterioVision™ CIMT diagnostic/therapeutic tool is used in conjunction with standard ultrasound to precisely measure the thickness of the two inner layers of the carotid artery. Research has shown that  (read more...)

Catheter Ablation

Catheter ablation is a procedure that destroys abnormal tissue in the heart wall by directly cauterizing, or heating, the muscle tissue that causes arrhythmias. The procedure is used to: Treat  (read more...)

Calcium Scoring

A test used to detect calcium deposits found in atherosclerotic plaque (cholesterol deposits) in the coronary arteries. State-of-the-art computerized tomography (CT) methods, such as this one, are the most sensitive  (read more...)

Angioplasty with Stenting

A procedure performed during a cardiac catheterization in which a small balloon at the tip of the catheter is inserted near the blocked or narrowed area of the coronary artery.  (read more...)

Angioplasty

A procedure performed during a cardiac catheterization in which a small balloon at the tip of the catheter is inserted near the blocked or narrowed area of the coronary artery.  (read more...)