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EKG
- Electrocardiograms provide information regarding
the electrical activity of the heart, as well
as various other cardiac abnormalities such as
heart attacks. These are often necessary to make
a diagnosis as well as for follow-up.
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HOLTER MONITORING
- An ambulatory Holter monitor is a portable 24-hour
tape recording of your heart beat used to detect
irregularities in rhythm.
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EVENT RECORDING
- A patient-activated Holter monitor-like recorder
used for an extended period of time and helpful
in the evaluation of sporadic cardiac symptoms
or events.
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PACEMAKER CLINIC
- There are several tests that can be performed
to evaluate your pacemaker. Many of the routine
pacer checks are done via telephone transmission
from the patient's home. Periodically, the patient
may need to come to the office for a more formal
interrogation or for computerized reprogramming
of the device.
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ICG
-The doctor uses an ICG machine to evaluate how efficiently the heart is pumping, and the effectiveness of the patient's cardiac medications.
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- An echocardiogram is a simple, yet very essential,
non-invasive test that uses two-dimensional, Doppler,
M-mode, and color flow ultrasonic imaging for
the assessment of chamber size and function, valve
function, physiological information (blood flow
velocities, gradients and pressures) and other
important disorders such as congenital defects.
* VASCULAR
STUDIES - These non-invasive tests are
beneficial in the assessment of peripheral vascular
disease or circulation disorders. Using various ultrasound
and pressure recording techniques, the arteries and
veins of the extremities can be studied. In addition,
these exams can identify abnormalities in the carotid
arteries of the neck and also abdominal aorta.
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