Heart Care
Many of the leading causes of heart disease can be managed with medication or modifying the risks associated with heart disease including obesity, stress, family history, sedentary lifestyle and smoking.
But when it's necessary for more advanced treatment, you can be confident of the care and expertise provided by the physicians and hospitals of Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care. We offer a full array of services, from prevention and outreach, to interventional treatments, to complex open-chest procedures.
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Today, many cardiovascular conditions can be diagnosed and treated interventionally in outpatient settings. It was in response to the rapidly changing approaches that Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care was formed.
Our novel approach to heart care results in real benefits for our patients, including:
- Advanced treatments that result in better outcomes and faster recovery.
- Seamless integration among our physicians and facilities ensures care is efficient and duplication is minimized.
- Our focus on prevention, intervention and medical management results in less invasive treatments.
- The experience of our physicians and staff result in fewer complications and a decrease in readmissions.
- Our accredited chest pain centers mean faster door to balloon time so patients have the best chance for recovery.
Interventional and Surgical Treatments
At Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care, we offer a broad spectrum of interventional and surgical treatments for cardiovascular conditions, including:
- Angioplasty and Stents
- Biventricular Pacing Devices
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)-Conventional and Off-Pump
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement including Drug-Eluting Stents
- Defibrillator Insertion
- Electrophysiology Services
- MAZE Surgery for AF
- Pacemaker Implants
- Radiofrequency (RF) Ablations
- Stenting (peripheral, aortic, carotid)
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Transmyocardial Laser Surgery
- Valve Repair and replacement
Heart Disease Detection
Diagnostic services available at Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care include:
- Cardiac CT angiography, using 64-slice technology
- Cardiac catheterization
- Echocardiogram
- Electrophysiology
- Event Monitors
- Head-up Tilt Testing
- Holtor Monitor Evaluation
- Lung biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Myocardial Perfusion Scan
- Nuclear Cardiac Scanning
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan)
- Pulmonary Angiogram
- Radionuclide Angiogram
- Stress testing
- Testing for Pacemakers
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