Cardiovascular Care
Our Cardiology Patients Have A Story To Share From The Heart
Saint Clare’s utilizes leading-edge technology, coupled with accomplished cardiac specialists, who employ the latest in cardiovascular treatment and therapies. Our comprehensive cardiac program includes:
Elective Angioplasty
A minimally invasive procedure that allows treatment of blockage in cardiac vessels before it can develop into a life-threatening condition.
Emergency Angioplasty
When suffering a heart attack, time is muscle. Saint Clare’s provides emergency coronary angioplasty for the prompt treatment of arterial blockages in the heart.
Cardiac Catheterization
A diagnostic, low-dose radiation test enables your physician to see how your heart is functioning, without the need for invasive surgery.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Saint Clare’s offers a structured program of education, exercise, and lifestyle modification for those recovering from a heart attack.
Cardiac Testing
When your physician needs a better look at your heart, Saint Clare’s offers a series of non-invasive tests. These include EKG, Holter Monitoring and Echocardiograms performed in our accredited echocardiography laboratory.
Cardiac Pacemaker
Pacemaker Clinic at Saint Clare’s offers outpatient clinic where your pacemakers are checked and monitored.
CT Heart Scan
The 16-Slice Light Speed CT Heart Scan can detect the early stages of coronary artery disease, years before any outward signs or symptoms. Ask your physician if you are a candidate for this potentially life-saving test.
Critical and Progressive Care
Our critical care and progressive care units are equipped with the latest telemetry and monitoring equipment for the observation of cardiac patients.
Saint Clare’s Training Center
Based at Saint Clare’s Hospital/Dover, provides classes for adults and adolescents in life-saving CPR, including adult heartsaver, adult and pediatric CPR, infant emergency care, basic first aid, and infant and child CPR and safety.
Loop Monitoring
Loop Monitoring Clinic at Saint Clare’s follows implantable loop recorders on a daily basis. The loop recorder looks for abnormal heart rhythms. Our clinic remotely monitors these patients for cardiac arrythmias.
Peripheral Vascular Testing
Saint Clare’s provides a full suite of peripheral vascular imaging procedures for inpatient and outpatient care. Saint Clare’s offers peripheral artery testing, peripheral venous testing, cerebrovascular testing and other non-invasive vascular testing.