Cardiovascular Services in Lakewood Ranch, FL

If you or a loved one has experienced a heart attack or has cardiovascular disease, we are ready to help. At Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, you receive personalized care you can trust. You can find a range of services to diagnose, treat and help you recover from heart conditions so you can return to living your best life.

High Quality Heart Care: Why Choose Us?

At Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, you’ll find:

• Skilled physicians: Our board-certified cardiologists, interventional cardiologists and other specialists have decades of experience treating common and complex cardiovascular issues. They are known for providing quality, compassionate care.  
• Collaborative approach: Board-certified physicians, specially trained technologists, nurses and other support staff collaborate to provide quality care and help you recover. This approach offers patients and their families the care they deserve.
• Personalized cardiovascular services: You receive the treatments or therapies that are appropriate for you. We offer noninvasive treatments, such as thrombolytic therapy to dissolve arterial clots. Or you may undergo a cardiac catheterization procedure to diagnose and treat some forms of heart disease.
• Culture of community: We truly care about our community. We treat you and your loved ones like family from the moment you walk in the door.

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the U.S. for quality measures in heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) care. Our commitment to quality care and services has earned us multiple awards and accreditations, including:

• High Performing Hospital for Heart Attack by U.S. News & World Report 
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• Get With The Guidelines® - Coronary Artery Disease – STEMI Receiving Center – Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll from the American Heart Association
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• Mission: Lifeline® - STEMI Receiving Center GOLD PLUS Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association
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• Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Heart Attack Center Certification from The Joint Commission
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• Acute Heart Attack Ready and Primary Heart Attack Center Advanced Certifications from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association®
• Accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention certified by the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Cardiovascular Services We Offer

We diagnose and treat a variety of cardiovascular issues. We use minimally invasive treatments when possible so you can have a quicker, easier recovery.

Our cardiac services include noninvasive tests as well as surgical procedures to diagnose and treat heart issues.

Noninvasive cardiac services

Noninvasive tests and therapies include:

• Cardiac testing: We perform several diagnostic tests to examine your heart. These tests help us understand more about your heart’s structure and function. Precise diagnostic testing enables us to create a treatment plan that works for you.  These include echocardiography and stress testing.
• Early detection testing: Using the HeartFlow® Analysis, we can diagnose coronary artery disease early. We also offer a CT Heart Score test, which can identify heart disease in its early stages.

Catheterization and other procedures

You may need a procedure to get an accurate diagnosis or treatment.

• Cardiac catheterization: Interventional cardiologists specialize in catheter-based procedures to diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel conditions. These procedures can be performed through the artery in the wrist or in the upper thigh (femoral). The interventional cardiologist can use this catheter-based procedure to insert stents and/or balloons to treat blockages in the heart arteries (coronary angioplasty).
• Coronary angioplasty: We insert a balloon-tipped catheter into the arteries of the heart and then inflate it. This opens the artery wall and lets blood flow normally.
• Coronary stents: We insert these small, metal structures into your artery. They hold a narrowed artery open so that blood can pass through freely.
• Device implantation: Your doctor may want to implant a device, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). These devices send electrical signals to help your heart beat properly.
• Pulmonary and venous thrombectomy: This procedure treats blood clots that are in the lungs or in the legs. These catheter-based procedures are performed through the vein in the upper thigh (femoral vein).

Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Getting answers to these questions will give you vital information about your heart health and what you can do to improve it. You may want to bring this list to your doctor's office.

1. What is my risk for heart disease?
2. What is my blood pressure? What does it mean for me, and what do I need to do about it?
3. What are my cholesterol numbers? (These include total cholesterol, LDL or "bad" cholesterol, HDL or "good" cholesterol, and triglycerides.) What do they mean for me, and what do I need to do about them?
4. What are my body mass index and waist measurement? Do they indicate that I need to lose weight for my health?
5. What is my blood sugar level, and does it mean I'm at risk for diabetes?
6. What other screening tests for heart disease do I need? How often should I return for checkups for my heart health?
7. What can you do to help me quit smoking?
8. How much physical activity do I need to help protect my heart?
9. What is a heart-healthy eating plan for me? Should I see a registered dietitian or qualified nutritionist to learn more about healthy eating?
10. How can I tell if I'm having a heart attack?

Individual results may vary. There are risks associated with any surgical procedure. Talk with your doctor about these risks to find out if minimally invasive surgery is right for you.