Cardiovascular Testing We Offer

Sometimes known as an ECG or EKG, this test uses small sensors (electrodes) attached to your chest and arms to record electrical signals as they travel through your heart. The test takes about five minutes and is painless.

Also called EP studies, these tests use thin catheters inserted into a blood vessel that leads to the heart. The catheter places specialized electrodes inside the heart to send signals that measure electrical activity.

EP studies can help your heart specialist see where an arrhythmia is coming from, if a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator would benefit your condition and other heart health concerns.

This portable ECG device is carried in your pocket or worn on a belt or shoulder strap. It records your heart’s rhythm for 24 hours or longer, giving your doctor a prolonged look at your heart’s performance. During this time, the patient keeps a diary of their activities and any symptoms noticed.

Stress tests are performed to determine the amount of stress the heart can manage before developing an abnormal rhythm or evidence that the heart muscle is not receiving enough blood flow.

During a stress test, a patient exercises on a treadmill with progressive increases in speed and elevation at set time intervals. During the exercise, the electrical activity of the patient's heart, as well as heart rate, heart rhythm and blood pressure are monitored. In patients who cannot exercise, an alternate form of the stress test is performed through the administration of a drug which makes the heart react as if the patient were exercising.

With telemetry monitoring, patients are electronically monitored 24 hours a day. Trained technicians in a telemetry unit can view a patient’s heart rate and heart rhythm from the nurse’s station. Any changes in the patient's heart rate or rhythm are communicated to the registered nurses and can be addressed immediately. The telemetry unit provides a more intense level of care than a typical inpatient medical unit but a less intense level of care than an intensive care unit.

What to Expect
Since patients in a telemetry unit are continuously and remotely monitored, sensors are attached to the patient's body and connected to a small box placed in the patient's hospital gown pocket. At regular intervals, the team will take vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation. A blood pressure cuff will be placed around the patient's arm and inflated at regular intervals. This procedure may be uncomfortable but not painful.

Medical Care Team
In addition to your primary care physician or hospitalist, the telemetry department is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by professionals trained in caring for patients with heart problems including registered nurses, nursing assistants and monitor technicians.

These images help your doctor see the condition of your lungs and heart and may help diagnose any other potential conditions that may explain your signs and symptoms.

This small, wire-free, water-resistant adhesive patch can record and store heart data for up to 14 days. It is equipped with a trigger button you can activate when experiencing symptoms suggestive of arrhythmia, which creates a digital time stamp for your doctor to assess.

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