Metropolitan Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologists and cardiac surgeons are the experts at treating people with heart conditions and cardiovascular diseases. They work with a team of trained doctors to determine the best treatment for you.
Cardiac CT angiography imaging focuses on the heart and its surrounding blood vessels. It is often referred to as a heart scan, calcium score or coronary CT.
Heart or cardiac MRI uses special techniques to target the heart and blood vessels. Unlike X-rays or CT scans, cardiac MRI does not expose patients to radiation.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a carefully planned program which is individually tailored to help people with heart disease enjoy better health through education, counseling, and exercise training.
The cardiovascular surgery program at MHVI specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases involving the heart and lung.
The Device Clinic at MHVI performs more than 11,000 evaluations of heart rhythm devices each year, including pacemakers, defibrillators and implantable loop recorders.
An echocardiogram is a diagnostic study that uses sound waves to create an image of the heart, including the heart muscle and chambers, the heart valves, the main arteries, and the pericardium (the sac around the heart).
The MHVI Lipid Clinic provides effective and aggressive cholesterol management for patients with cardiovascular disease and primary lipid disorders.
Nuclear imaging involves the use of radioactive compounds to perform diagnostic imaging examinations that can lead to the effective treatment of many diseases, including heart disease.
The Vascular Service at MVHi evaluates and treats patients for diseases of the blood vessels in the neck, arms, legs, and aorta.
