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Heart Care at Grand View Hospital
Treatment
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
The David M. Flowers, MD, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility that provides early intervention for coronary heart disease. Procedures available include cardiac catheterization and angioplasty/stent.
Cardiac catheterization is a non-surgical procedure using a thin flexible tube, a catheter, to help diagnose or evaluate artery, valve or heart muscle problems. Angioplasty uses a catheter with a balloon on the tip to widen the artery passageway and allow blood to flow freely through the artery.
Advanced Vascular Surgery
Members of our surgical team treat diseases of the vascular system that put people at high risk for strokes, heart attacks, blood clots and loss of limbs. Conditions include:
- Carotid artery disease
- Varicose veins
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Wound care
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Leg pain that occurs during exercise (claudication)
Emergency Care
Grand View Hospital’s Emergency Department is staffed around the clock to respond to heart-related emergencies. Cardiologists are on duty or on call to ensure patients with suspected heart attack, severe heart failure or other serious cardiac symptoms promptly receive the medical expertise they need.
Access to Newer Heart Medicines
Physicians who practice at Grand View participate in cardiac clinical trials that expand knowledge of heart disease to improve survival and speed recovery. As a result, you have access to leading-edge treatments not available at other hospitals. Eligible patients participate in clinical trials on a voluntary basis. Participation helps keep physicians and staff abreast of the newest treatment options in heart care.
Intensive Coronary Care Unit (ICCU)
Should you require hospitalization following a heart attack or have to manage symptoms related to coronary disease, Grand View’s ICCU is fully staffed with critical-care registered nurses. Highly skilled cardiologists are always on duty or on call. The unit is equipped with the most current cardiac monitoring devices.
Telemetry Unit
As you recover, you will be moved to our Telemetry Unit – a nursing area specially equipped to monitor your heart so you can safely begin rehabilitation.You will be outfitted with a heart monitor, a small transmitter that sends information about your heart rhythm to health-care professionals for evaluation. |
