Heart and cardiology centers should provide a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options. This could, and likely should, include the following.
Non-invasive cardiology
- SPECT imaging
- 2D-M-mode and color flow doppler echocardiography
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Thallium stress testing
- Gated cardiac stress testing
- Holter monitoring
- Electrocardiography
- Signal average electrocardiography
- Carotid ultrasound testing
- Pharmacological stress testing
- Arterial evaluation of upper/lower extremities utilizing doppler, segmental pressures and PPG
Invasive cardiology
- Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography
- Intra-aortic balloon insertion and counter- pulsation
- Carotid angiography to include intracranial circulation
- Thoracic aortography
- Renal aortography
- Peripheral arteriography including run-off studies of the legs
- Overdrive implantation
- Venography of extremities
- Pacemaker insertions
Peripheral vascular intervention
- Balloon angioplasty (only available at Seven Rivers within Citrus County)
- Intravascular stent placement (only available at Seven Rivers within Citrus County)
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carotid patch angioplasty
- Aortic bifemoral bypass
- Femoral/femoral bypass
- Femoral/popliteal bypass (RSVG)
- Femorotibial bypass
- Saphenectomy (only available at Seven Rivers within Citrus County)
- Greenfield venous cavity filter placement