-v-^-TRIANGLE HEART ASSOCIATES -^-v-DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA CARDIOLOGY

SERVICES

Consultative Cardiology: A thoughtful assessment of your heart problem.

Preventative Cardiology: Discussion concerning your risk factors and lifestyle to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Cardiac Catheterization: An x-ray procedure with dye, performed at Durham Regional Hospital.

Electrophysiology: The invasive study of the electricity of the heart. Treatment can include the placement of a pacemaker, defibrillator, or ablation of an abnormal rhythm.

Interventional Cardiology: Balloon angioplasty/stent placement, also performed at Durham Regional Hospital.

TESTING

Exercise Stress Test: walking on a treadmill or riding a bicycle while attached to an EKG in order to screen for coronary artery disease

Echocardiography: the use of sound waves to take a picture of your heart, without radiation

Stress Echo: a stress test coupled with an echo to image your heart during exercise

Transesophageal Echo: Swallowing a probe to look at your heart from “the inside out” for better definition of the structures

Nuclear Studies : a noninvasive use of a radioactive tracer to track blood flow in your heart

Stress Cardiolite : an exercise treadmill coupled with a scan

Adenosine Cardiolite: a “drug stress test” which does not require walking, but an infusion of a medication

Pacemaker Clinic: to monitor devices which have been implanted

Coumadin Clinic : blood testing to monitor patients on the blood thinner coumadin

Holter Monitoring : a 24 hour recording of the heartbeat which is then analyzed

Event Monitoring : a 30 recording of the heartbeat

SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT

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We serve as consultants in cardiovascular medicine to the primary care or referring physicians.

All visits are by appointment only. Our office is open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Friday.

MISSED APPOINTMENTS/CANCELLATION FEE: Due to the volume of patients in need of appointments we strictly enforce this policy. If you fail to give 24 hour prior notice of cancellation or fail to show up for an appointment you will be charged a $25.00 no-show fee. If our system does not reflect cancellation, you will be charged. There are no “first time” exceptions to this policy.

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	SERVICES Consultative Cardiology: A thoughtful assessment of your heart problem. Preventative Cardiology: Discussion concerning your risk factors and lifestyle to prevent cardiovascular disease. Cardiac Catheterization: An x-ray procedure with dye, performed at Durham Regional Hospital. Electrophysiology: The invasive study of the electricity of the heart. Treatment can include the placement of a pacemaker, defibrillator, or ablation of an abnormal rhythm. Interventional Cardiology: Balloon angioplasty/stent placement, also performed at Durham Regional Hospital. TESTING Exercise Stress Test: walking on a treadmill or riding a bicycle while attached to an EKG in order to screen for coronary artery disease Echocardiography: the use of sound waves to take a picture of your heart, without radiation Stress Echo: a stress test coupled with an echo to image your heart during exercise Transesophageal Echo: Swallowing a probe to look at your heart from “the inside out” for better definition of the structures Nuclear Studies : a noninvasive use of a radioactive tracer to track blood flow in your heart Stress Cardiolite : an exercise treadmill coupled with a scan Adenosine Cardiolite: a “drug stress test” which does not require walking, but an infusion of a medication Pacemaker Clinic: to monitor devices which have been implanted Coumadin Clinic : blood testing to monitor patients on the blood thinner coumadin Holter Monitoring : a 24 hour recording of the heartbeat which is then analyzed Event Monitoring : a 30 recording of the heartbeat SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT 919-220-5510 We serve as consultants in cardiovascular medicine to the primary care or referring physicians. All visits are by appointment only. Our office is open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Friday. MISSED APPOINTMENTS/CANCELLATION FEE: Due to the volume of patients in need of appointments we strictly enforce this policy. If you fail to give 24 hour prior notice of cancellation or fail to show up for an appointment you will be charged a $25.00 no-show fee. If our system does not reflect cancellation, you will be charged. There are no “first time” exceptions to this policy. >>Click here for PRINTER FRIENDLY version of this page

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