| Birmingham Heart Clinic, P. C.
Services
Birmingham Heart Clinic, P. C. utilizes the most modern expertise to diagnose
and treat the diseases of the heart, blood vessels and arteries. The following
services and procedures are integrated in this comprehensive approach.
 Cardiac CT Scanning (64 Slice Heart CTA)
One of Birmingham's most advanced CT machines improves imaging of the
heart and other organs, making the diagnosis of certain diseases faster,
easier and potentially more accurate. (more)
Cardiac Calcium Scoring
Cardiac calcium scoring is a crucial piece of information that is obtained
as part of the 64-slice Heart CTA scan, or it can be obtained in and of
itself. The calcium score (number) measures the amount of calcified plaque
in your heart’s arteries. The 64-slice heart CTA scan provides a
calcium score, in addition to detailed images (pictures) of the heart.
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Cardiac Catheterization
A process to gather information about the heart and the coronary arteries.
Your doctor inserts a catheter into a blood vessel and guides it into
the heart.
(more) Cardioversion
A procedure to restore normal cardiac rhythm. Your doctor applies controlled
electrical shock to the chest wall. Cardioversion can sometimes be
accomplished with medication only. (more)
Balloon Angioplasty
A procedure to treat narrowed arteries. Your doctor inserts a balloon-tipped
catheter into an artery to press plaque back against the vessel wall
to widen or unblock the artery, therefore restoring blood flow. (more)
Coronary Stent
A procedure to hold an artery open, usually performed immediately following
a balloon angioplasty. While the balloon-tipped catheter is still in
place, your doctor inserts a wire mesh tube, or stent, through the
catheter. (more)
Pacemaker and Arrhythmia Management
An artificial pacemaker is a battery-powered device implanted in the
chest to monitor and correct an abnormal heart rhythm by sending electrical
charges to the heart, if necessary. (more)
Coumadin Clinic
A process of closely monitor patients requiring the medication, coumadin,
which keeps the blood from clotting. Coumadin management incorporates
frequent blood checks and changes of the dose of medication, if necessary. (more)
 
Diagnostic
Procedures
Stress Test, Nuclear Stress Test, Doppler, Holter Monitor, Vascular Angiography
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