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Cardiology

Your cardiac health is influenced by lifestyle, environment, and things beyond your control. Cardiac disease can present in many ways; it can even present with no symptoms at all. We listen, diagnose and treat all aspects of your cardiovascular health, and provide individualized cardiac care. Every person is unique, and your care should be unique.

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Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is the most common form of cardiac disease and most common cause of death in the United States, afflicting millions of people and causing over 735,000 heart attacks every year.

Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive heart failure is a condition where the heart does not pump blood as well as it should. It can occur when the heart muscle is too weak, or when another defect prevents it from circulating blood properly.

Hypertension

Hypertension (high blood pressure) occurs when the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels is too high, and if left untreated over a long period of time, can cause major problems.

High Cholesterol

High cholesterol is caused by the development of fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits make it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries. Your heart may not get as much oxygen-rich blood as it needs, which increases the risk of a heart attack.

Pre-operative Cardiac Evaluation

Many patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery are at risk for a cardiovascular event. The risk is related to patient- and surgery-specific characteristics. Identification of increased risk provides the patient (and surgeon) with information that helps them better understand the benefit-to-risk ratio of a procedure and may lead to interventions that decrease risk.