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Vascular Studies
With Ohio Valley HeartCare, you have the opportunity to get ahead when it comes to your cardiovascular health and well being. For those who may require vascular diagnosis and treatment, we offer the area's first, and one of the tri-state community's only, vascular laboratories.
Nuclear Scanning Test
A cardiac nuclear scan is a painless study performed to evaluate the heart muscle's function and/or blood flow.
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Echocardiography
Echocardiography, or cardiac ultrasound, is a diagnostic technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize the heart.
Echocardiogram Tests
Echocardiogram tests are painless procedures where three electrodes are attached to the heart to monitor heart rate and rhythm. Sound waves reflected off the heart appear on a monitor and are videotaped and later read by the cardiologist.
Nuclear Cardiology and
Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging
Nuclear Cardiology and Diagnostic Nuclear imaging are painless studies performed to evaluate the heart muscle's function and/or blood flow.
Stress Testing
Stress testing allows OVHC to obtain images of the patient's heart function while in a resting position, as well as after exercising on a treadmill.
Tilt Table Evaluations
Tilt Table Evaluations are used to evaluate a patient who blacks out or suffers from dizzy spells. Blood pressure and incline treadmill exercises are used to find out if the patient has hypertension.
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