Non-Invasive Cardiology Diagnostic Programs
  • Cardiac stress testing: a test which combines treadmill exercise with pictures (images) recorded on computerized gamma cameras. The test shows if your heart receives enough blood from its own arteries to work harder, safely; and helps your doctor know what type of exercise and how much is right for you. (Nuclear Stress Testing and Stress Echos are included.)

  • Echocardiogram: a test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. The picture is much more detailed than an x-ray image and involves no radiation exposure.

  • Regular echo: an echocardiogram that does not require injection of a contrast dye.

  • Holter monitoring (24h): a Holter monitor is a machine that continuously records the heart's rhythms, and is usually worn for 24 hours during normal activity.

  • Electrocardiogram (EKG): test that measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat. With each beat, an electrical impulse (or “wave”) travels through the heart. This wave causes the muscle to squeeze and pump blood from the heart. An EKG is considered to be the gold standard for diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias.

  • Event monitoring (heart rhythms): Patients are provided with a cardiac monitor, which they use for up to 30 days. An electrocardiogram is recorded when symptoms occur, and the data is transmitted to a cardiac monitoring center where certified cardiac technicians review and instruct according to your physician's orders.

  • Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE): if an echocardiogram is unclear due to a barrel chest, congestive obstructive pulmonary disease, or obesity, your doctor may choose to perform a TEE, in which the back of your throat is anesthetized and a scope is inserted down your throat.

Additional diagnostic procedures:

  • Electroencephalogram (EEG): a test used to detect problems in the electrical activity of the brain.

  • Pulmonary function tests (PFT): measure how well the lungs take in and exhale air and how efficiently they transfer oxygen into the blood.

  • Respiratory Procedures

  • Nuclear ventriculography: a test that uses radioactive materials called tracers to make heart chambers and blood vessels visible. The procedure is non-invasive, and the heart structures are not touched by instruments.