General Cardiology
General Cardiology
When patients experience cardiac related symptoms or conditions, general cardiology is typically one of the first specialties consulted for diagnosis and treatment. Offering inpatient and outpatient services, our physicians can provide management of both acute and chronic cardiac conditions.
Using clinical assessment, screenings and diagnostic exams, the cardiologists identify the specific cardiovascular disease and work with the patient and their families to develop the best individual comprehensive treatment options.
The general cardiologists at Genesis HealthCare System are available to help you protect your heart and blood vessels. We treat a variety of symptoms and conditions for patients including:
- Chest pain
- Arrhythmias
- Heart attack
- Cardiomyopathies
- Heart failure
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
- Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
- Valvular Heart Disease (VHD)
- Hypertensive Heart Disease (HHD)
- Aortic aneurysms
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- Venous Thrombosis
- Venous Insufficiency
Our board certified cardiologists stay up-to-date on the latest treatment options and screenings for cardiovascular disease. Screenings help medical professionals determine your risk for heart and vascular conditions before you experience symptoms.
In addition to consultations, below is a partial listing of diagnostic and screening services provided by the cardiology team at Genesis:
- Heart attack and stroke risk screening
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) screening
- Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) (heart arrhythmia) screening
- Venous Insufficiency screening
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Event monitors
- Holter monitor
- TILT table testing
- Echocardiography
- Trans Esophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Stress testing
- Exercise stress
- Stress Echocardiogram (EKG)
- Pharmacological Stress Echocardiogram
- Nuclear Stress testing (NST)
- Pharmacological stress testing
- Carotid duplex ultrasound
- Venous duplex ultrasound
- Arterial duplex ultrasounds
- Renal duplex ultrasound
- Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)
- Coronary angiogram (CAG)
- Carotid angiograms
- Peripheral angiogram
- Cardiac Diagnostic Catheterization (Heart Cath)
- Cardiac Computed Tomography (CTTA)
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
If a screening reveals an abnormality, or you’re experiencing symptoms of a heart problem, diagnostic procedures like these can help your cardiologist determine a diagnosis. If you need to see a specialist, we have a team of cardiothoracic surgeons, electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists available to provide specialized patient care.
