The Cardiology Department provides services for the diagnosis and monitoring of heart disease, on both an inpatient and an outpatient basis. The department's Non-Invasive Cardiology Laboratory is equipped with the latest medical technology. The Department also offers a Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit combining a supervised program of exercise and patient education for the cardiac patient.
Our facility offers the following:
- State-of-the-Art Technology
- Board-Certified Cardiologists with ASE Certification in Echocardiography
- Board-Certified Cardiologists with ASNC Certification in Nuclear Cardiology
- 100% Registered Professional Nurses
- Licensed and Certified Technologists
- Prompt Results
- Gated Cardiac Perfusion Study (Exercise/Pharmacologic/Pacing)
- Gated Blood Pool Study
- Exercise Electrocardiography
- Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Holter Monitoring
- Event Recording
- Signal Averaging EKG
Non-Invasive Cardiac Diagnostic Laboratory
At Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, our cardiac patients receive high quality care in a state-of-the-art Non-Invasive Cardiology Laboratory. In today's society, women lead active lives in a high-pressure environment. Along with these pressures comes an added risk for heart disease. Women suffer from heart disease at an ever-increasing rate. Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center recognizes these as well as the health needs of other special groups and has integrated them into our carefully designed diagnostic services.
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 Cardiac Diagnostic Tests
Echocardiogram
Exercise EKG (Treadmill Test)
Holter Monitoring
King of Hearts
Multi-Gated Acquisition or Gated Blood Pool Study (Resting MUGA)
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram (SAECG)
Transtelephonic Arrhythmia Monitor (TAM)
Vectorcardiogram (VCG)
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation at Brookhaven combines a program of exercise with
patient education to improve physical conditioning and awareness of cardiac
risk factors. The aerobic exercise equipment available includes a stationary
bicycle, a rowing machine, a stair stepper, a treadmill and arm ergometers.
The program is directly managed by highly trained and qualified Exercise
Physiologists and Critical Care Nurse Specialists who are supervised by a
Physician Medical Director. The primary goals of the program are to
facilitate the return to an active lifestyle for patients recovering from a
heart attack, coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty, and to improve the
quality of life for those who suffer from exertional angina.
If you would like more information, please consult your physician or call the Medical Center at 631-654-7243.
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