The Providence Heart and Vascular Instutitue includes the following: - Operating Rooms for Open Heart Surgery
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
- Electrophysiology Laboratory
- Coronary Care Unit
- Intensive Care Unit
- Cardiac Telemetry Unit
- Cardiac Recovery Unit/Interventional Cardiovascular Recovery Unit
- Stepdown Unit
- Special Procedure Unit
- Electrodiagnosis and Echocardiography Unit
- Research Center
We use non-invasive diagnostics and stress testing to measure the heart’s performance, pinpoint problems and accurately identify the most appropriate treatment. New and advanced diagnostic tests and tools are constantly being introduced to further understand the complexity of disease, injury, and congenital or acquired abnormalities. Three Types of Cardiology: Interventional Cardiology, which includes medical or surgical procedures to prevent or stop a heart attack in progress, or correct many other heart problems. Interventions may include angioplasty, atherectomy and stents.
Medical Cardiology, which is the management of cardiac diseases with medications and lifestyle changes. Problems that typically respond well to medical therapy include angina, irregular heart rhythms, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Surgical Cardiology, which ranges from minimally invasive or “keyhole” procedures to traditional coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
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