Christie Clinic’s cardiology specialists diagnose and treat diseases of the heart and blood vessels using cardiac diagnostic exams and testing for common cardiovascular conditions, such as:
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart valve disorders
- Irregular heart rhythms (cardiac arrhythmias)
- Congestive heart failure
Screening, invasive and noninvasive testing and therapeutic procedures used by the Christie Clinic Department of Cardiology include:
- Echocardiograms
- Electrocardiographic stress tests
- 24-hour Holter monitors
- Signal-averaging electrocardiograms
- Standard, nuclear, and echocardiographic stress tests
- Diagnostic cardiac catheterizations
- Endomyocardial biopsies
- Percutaneous balloon angioplasties
- Coronary atherectomies
- Intracoronary stent placements