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Heart and Vascular Institute
2274.0 miles away
844-510-4325
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Heart and Vascular Institute
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Put yourself on a path for heart health
Designated as a specialty center for treating acute heart attack patients by the Los Angeles Department of Health, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center prides itself on providing unparalleled cardiovascular care.
Our award-winning team of heart and vascular specialists, combined with the latest medical technology, help us take care of you and your heart – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation.
The Heart and Vascular Center makes use of advanced techniques and optimal treatments for cardiovascular diseases. Along with diagnostic tests and evidence-based medicine, additional services and treatments include:
- Arrhythmia services
- Cardiac surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Chest pain (Code AMI)
- Interventional cardiology
- Non-invasive and nuclear cardiology
- Cardiovascular intensive care
Our comprehensive heart and vascular procedures include:
State-of-the-art diagnostics
- Heart screenings
- Electrocardiograms
- Electrophysiology studies
- Angiography
- Cardiac imaging
- Stroke/carotid artery screening
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Cardiac catheterization
Treatments guided by evidence-based medicine
- Open-heart surgery
- Bloodless heart surgery
- Interventional radiology
- Pacemaker placement
- Heart valve repairs
- Heart valve replacements
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Peripheral stents
- Carotid stents
- Vascular surgery
- Endovascular therapy
With comprehensive cardiovascular procedures and diagnostic exams, our cardiac team evaluates symptoms and provides treatment for heart issues such as:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Aneurysm
- Angina
- Arrhythmia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid artery disease
- Chest Pain
- Claudication
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Endocarditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease Risk Factors
- Heart Failure
- Hypertension
- Peripheral artery disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Venous thromboembolism
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Led by vascular experts, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center offers an accredited vascular laboratory for the San Fernando Valley community. We are proud to have earned accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL). This significant distinction helps us provide comprehensive, accurate and noninvasive vascular diagnostic procedures.
At Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center’s Heart Valve Center, our cardiovascular experts use state-of-the-art technologies to listen to and understand a patient’s heart murmur. These technologies help diagnose and can determine if a murmur is a sign of a serious underlying condition such as:
- Aortic stenosis
- Congenital heart defects
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Mitral valve regurgitation
Schedule an appointment
Call 844-562-7768 or fill out our online form to request an appointment with our expert heart care team.
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