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Services

Cardiology

Anticoagulation Clinic

The Anticoagulation Clinic at the Mid-Cities Cardiac Care Center is a specialty clinic led by a medical assistant that focuses on the management of patients taking warfarin by “point-of-care” testing.

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Cardioversion

Cardioversion is used to reset your heart's rhythm to its normal pattern. It can be used to treat heart rhythm problems like atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia.

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Coronary Angiogram

Cardiac catheterization is a test your doctor uses to view images of the heart and the coronary arteries. These arteries feed blood, oxygen, and nutrients to your heart.

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Coronary Angioplasty - Stenting

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the name for procedures to open a blocked or narrow blood vessel that gives oxygen to the heart (coronary artery).

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Device Clinic

The Device Clinic at the Mid-Cities Cardiac Care Center is a specialty clinic following patients with pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators

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Exercise Stress Test

An exercise electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for changes in your heart while you exercise.

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Echocardiogram

An echocardiogram, also called an "echo," is an imaging test that creates pictures of your heart as it beats.

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ECG

An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG translates the heart's electrical activity into line tracings on paper.

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Nuclear Stress Testing

A cardiac perfusion scan measures the amount of blood in your heart muscle at rest and after your heart has been made to work hard.

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Electrophysiology

EP Studies

An electrophysiology study, also called an EPS, is a test to see if there is a problem with your heartbeat (heart rhythm) and to find out how to fix it.

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ICD

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement is surgery to put an ICD in your chest. An ICD is a small, battery-powered device that fixes life-threatening changes in your heartbeat.

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Holter Monitor

A Holter monitor is a small machine that you wear to record the electrical activity of your heart while you do your usual activities.

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Event Recorder

A cardiac event recorder is a battery-powered portable device that you control to tape-record your heart’s electrical activity (ECG) when you have symptoms.

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Pacemakers

A small battery-operated device that helps the heart beat in a regular rhythm. There are two parts: a generator and wires (leads).

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Tilt Table Testing

If you often feel faint or lightheaded, your doctor may use a tilt-table test to find out why. During the test, you lie on a table that is slowly tilted upward.

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Peripheral Vascular

Peripheral Angioplasty & Stenting

Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to your legs. Fatty deposits can build up inside the arteries and block blood flow.

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Peripheral Angiogram

A peripheral angiogram is a test that uses X-rays and dye to help your doctor find narrowed or blocked areas in one or more of the arteries that supply blood to your legs.

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Stress Echo

An echocardiogram (also called an echo) uses sound waves to make an image of your heart. A device called a transducer is moved across your chest.

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Ultrasound Carotid

Carotid ultrasound is a safe, painless procedure that uses sound waves to examine the blood flow through the carotid arteries.

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Segmental Limb Pressures & ABI

This is an arterial study to check the circulation in your legs. Blood pressures are taken in the legs at several different sites.

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