Health care providers pay a lot of attention to patients’ hearts and for good reason. The heart is the center of the cardiovascular system and powers all organs and tissue. It is responsible for the transportation of oxygen and nutrients to every inch of the body and carries away waste products. Without a healthy heart, other body systems begin to fail.

Eskenazi Health Cardiology offers an array of diagnostic and interventional cardiology services on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus. From echocardiograms to pacemaker implantation, a variety of tests and procedures are available on both an inpatient and outpatient basis, helping keep hearts as healthy as possible.

Overview

When more invasive testing is needed, patients are referred to the interventional labs located on the third floor of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital. The Cardiac Catheterization Lab can perform cardiac catheterizations in order to visualize the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart to provide minimally invasive treatment options. The interventional team provides care outcomes that meet or exceed nationally recognized standards.

The Cardiology Clinic is located in Eskenazi Health Special Medicine on the fourth floor of the Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center. Cardiologists at the clinic see patients for outpatient appointments, follow-up care after cardiac procedures or implantable device checks.

The Eskenazi Health Cardiac Diagnostics Lab, located on the first floor of Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, is an ICAEL-accredited laboratory providing noninvasive testing services. The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging equipment, including three-dimensional imaging. Available diagnostic tests include:

  • Cardiac treadmill stress tests and pharmacologic stress tests with echo and nuclear imaging
  • Echocardiograms (including pediatric)
  • Holter monitors and event recorders
  • Tilt table tests
  • Transesophageal echocardiograms, including 3D imaging

The Eskenazi Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab provides 24/7 emergency catheterization services for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. Interventional cardiologists and staff are on call around the clock to provide immediate heart attack care day or night.

Procedures performed in the Cardiac Cath Lab include:

  • Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions (stent placement, angioplasty including complex percutaneous interventions, rotablation and orbital atherectomy)
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Right and left heart catheterization

The interventional suite also provides electrophysiology (EP) procedures such as:

  • EP studies and ablations
  • Internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) placement and cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Pacemaker implantation and replacement, including His-bundle pacing
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