Often, we only think about going to the doctor when we’re sick. 然而, a visit with a cardiologist may prevent and allow a professional to treat several cardiovascular diseases and heart conditions.
Here are some reasons to see a cardiologist sooner:
- Your primary care doctor recommends you see a cardiologist.
- You’re experiencing heart pain or symptoms.
- You have a family history of heart problems.
- You have high total cholesterol or high blood pressure.
- 你有经验 子痫前期 在怀孕期间.
- You’re over the age of 40 and starting a new exercise program.
Altru has a team of experts who specialize in heart disease treatment and care.
Learn more about each of our cardiologists.
诊断服务
- 导管插入术实验室. Altru boasts three state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization/electrophysiology labs, which provide both outpatient and inpatient heart catherization and arrhythmia procedures. These specialized rooms contain diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualize the arteries and chambers of the heart. The highly skilled professionals in the labs provide:
- 教育
- 诊断检查
- 治疗
- 干预
- 超声心动图. 超声心动图 is commonly used in the diagnosis and management of heart disease. It can provide a wealth of information, including the size and shape of the heart, pumping capacity and the location and extent of any tissue damage. Types of echocardiograms include:
- Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). This type of echocardiogram is the most common. 在这个测试中, a transducer is placed on the chest and upper abdomen. The device translates electrical impulses into a moving picture of the heart valves.
- 应力超声心动图. 在这个测试中, patches called electrodes are placed on the upper and lower body to record the heart’s activity. This test shows the heart’s ability to pump blood and can detect narrowed coronary arteries. Your physician may use it to see if the heart is receiving enough blood flow and oxygen during activity.
- 技术超声心动图. 在这个测试中, a cardiologist will guide a probe attached to an ultrasound transducer down the throat to visualize your heart. The test generates accurate pictures of the heart and helps your provider look for signs of infections or blood clots.
治疗
- 电生理学. Altru’s 心脏病学 offers an advanced electrophysiology outpatient clinic. 心 消融—a process to destroy areas of tissue within the heart that are causing irregular or rapid heartbeat—procedures are now available to treat common arrhythmias, 如:
- 心胸外科手术. Altru’s cardiothoracic providers specialize in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the chest cavity. While cardiac and thoracic surgeries are separate procedures, they are frequently grouped together as one surgical specialty, encompassing 手术 of the heart, 大血管和附近的器官.
管理
CardioMEMS. Altru providers offer the CardioMEMS™ HF System to manage heart failure. During a minimally invasive procedure, 这个小型, wireless monitoring sensor is implanted into the pulmonary artery (PA). 病人 can use the system to transmit PA pressure data to their healthcare providers from their home. This proactive, personalized management helps reduce the chance of hospitalization.
When used by clinicians to manage heart failure, CardioMEMS is:
- 安全可靠
- Clinically proven to reduce heart failure admission
- 主动和个性化
To learn more about CardioMEMS at Altru, call 701.780.6236.
为什么选择奥特鲁做心脏电子游艺靠谱排行
Altru strives to always be improving treatments and heart care management for patients. 例如, every minute counts to lower a heart attack patient’s risk of death and serious heart damage. Through improvements on the STEMI process, Altru has reduced the average time of opening a blocked cardiac artery from 60.5分钟到47分钟. 病人 can be confident they will receive the highest level of care at Altru. Altru’s 心脏病学 has been recognized by 健康grades for excellent care.
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