Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Imaging
At Tennova Healthcare - Cleveland, we know how important it is to determine the presence of disease before symptoms occur. That's why we provide advanced cardiovascular imaging procedures and equipment. The team of experienced cardiology professionals can offer patients a wide range of procedures including:
- Cardiac catheterization, or coronary angiogram - An interventional cardiology procedure that provides real-time X-ray images (fluoroscopy) to show the heart’s pumping ability, the health of the valves and arteries, as well as measure blood pressure. This technique is also used to collect biopsies and blood samples.
- Cardiac CT - A cardiac imaging test that takes detailed X-ray pictures of the heart sometimes using IV contrast (dye) to visualize the details.
- Cardioversion - A medical procedure that restores a normal heart rhythm in people with certain types of abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias). Cardioversion is usually done by sending electric shocks to your heart through electrodes placed on your chest.
- CT cardiac scoring - A cardiac non-invasive screening test used to measure the amount of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) - Measures the heart’s electrical activity by recording impulses to show how fast the heart is beating and the rhythm of the heartbeats using electrodes attached to the skin.
- Echocardiography - Also known as a cardiovascular ultrasound, this widely performed test assesses heart structure and function.
Nuclear cardiac stress test - A noninvasive test that assesses blood-flow patterns to the heart both while at rest and during activity.- Stress echocardiography - A modified standard exercise treadmill test used to detect a decrease in blood flow due to narrowing coronary arteries.
- Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) - A special kind of echocardiogram where a transducer is placed in the esophagus to get very clear images of the heart and its structure using sound waves.
*All of the above cardiac procedures need a physician’s order.
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