| The Division of Cardiology is staffed by Board-Certified Attending Physicians and a team of highly trained and skilled nurses and technicians offering a full range of diagnostic testing and interventional treatment options.
The Cardiology Division provides the complete continuum of services and care in multiple clinical areas for both outpatient and inpatient needs. Whether you are suffering from and/or experiencing symptoms of a coronary condition that may require several specialized procedures or you are simply having your annual check up, Brookdale’s Cardiology Division offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to care including:
NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROCECURES
- Inpatient and outpatient consultation
- EKG
- Trans/Thoracic and Trans/Esophageal Echocardiography
- Stress Testing
- Nuclear Medicine
- Tilt Table Testing
- Holter Monitors
- Event and Loop Recorders
- Diagnostic Ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- Ankle-Brachial Index/PVR for evaluation of peripheral vascular disease
- Complete blood analysis and cardiac risk assessment
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES
If required, the following are offered:
- Permanent Pacemaker Implantation (including Cardiac Resynchronization Devices)
- Automatic Defibrillator (A.I.C.D.) Implantation
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY/CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION procedures are performed in a recently renovated laboratory with sophisticated technology to provide excellent imaging
- Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
- Primary and Elective Coronary Angioplasty
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Peripheral Angiography
- Peripheral Angioplasty
COMPREHENSIVE ARRHYTHMIA SERVICE AND DIGITAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY
Our recently renovated and expanded laboratory includes the most modern equipment necessary to provide:
- Diagnostic Electrophysiology studies
- RF Ablation Procedures
- Implantation of Permanent Pacemakers
- Implantation of Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrilators
- Implantation of Biventricular Pacemakers for cardiac resynchronization
- Inpatient, outpatient and remote monitoring of permanent pacemakers
- Inpatient and outpatient monitoring of implantable defibrillators
- Inpatient and outpatient monitoring of bi-ventricular devices
- Extended event and loop recording
CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE UNIT
If your medical conditions require critical care, we now offer a:
- New unit with 6 private patient rooms
- State-of-the-art technology including web-enabled clinical information systems in a spacious area that affords privacy and is conducive to intense treatment and recuperation.
TELEMETRY UNIT
If hospitalization is required for cardiac monitoring, we offer a 34 bed inpatient Telemetry Unit staffed by a team specialized in cardiac care.
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